Public-sector pay talks go down to the wire
Government will probably have to either renege on agreement or pay up on April 1
17 March 2020 - 18:41
As the clock ticks down to April 1, when public-sector pay increases should be paid, the government and unions held tense talks in the public sector co-ordinating bargaining chamber on Tuesday.
With trade unions resolute before the meeting that they would not agree to a renegotiation of the third year of the pay agreement, the government will probably face the choice of reneging on the agreement or paying up on April 1...
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