DUBLIN — Formal talks on a new public sector pay agreement in Ireland are due to begin on Monday at the Workplace Relations Commission, following a nationwide dispute over pay and the cost of living.
More than 300,000 public sector workers, including nurses, doctors, teachers and civil servants, took part in strike action last week. Unions have said that any new agreement must address the pressure workers face as living costs continue to rise.
The unions suspended planned strike action for next week to allow negotiations with the Government to proceed. Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers has said the €1.2 billion allocated in the Budget for public sector pay talks is a starting point for negotiations.
The discussions are expected to focus on the scale of any pay increases and the wider terms of a new agreement. The outcome will be closely watched by public sector workers and the communities that rely on essential services.
Further industrial action remains a possibility if the talks fail to produce an agreement, although the immediate focus is on reaching a settlement through negotiations.
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