Fórsa members in An Post are to get a pay rise of 3.5% on foot of a deal negotiated by the union and endorsed by the Labour Court.

The award will see an increase of 2% backdated to 1st December 2017, followed by a further 1.5%. A members’ meeting unanimously endorsed the proposal last week, and asked the union to seek payment of the outstanding 1.5%.

Fórsa official Denis Keane said: “We are seeking payment of the increase by the end of July, with payment of the back money shortly after. This follows lengthy discussions with the company to negotiate the changes required to verify the payment of the first 2%.”

Agreement was reached and then verified by a monitoring group appointed by the Labour Court.