Private sector unions seek pay improvements in 2016
by Patricia O'Mahony
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The Private Sector Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) is recommending pay claims, where firms are able to afford it, of between 2.5% and in some exceptional cases as much as 5%.
In NERI analysis, which formed part of the briefing to all affiliates, it was shown that based on “prevailing conditions” “unions should be in position to seek pay adjustments in 2016 in the range of 2.5% to 5%”.
Another key component of the Congress Charter for Fair Conditions at Work is the payment of the Living Wage, which is currently estimated as €11.50 per hour. Over 100 TDs and MEPs have pledged support to the charter, prior to the upcoming election, and some city and county councils have passed motions in support of its provisions.
IMPACT general secretary Shay Cody said IMPACT supports the approach of seeking to roll out the most favourable round of pay increases across the whole economy. “This is the approach we set out at the union’s 2014 conference. Our pay restoration strategy is based on the principle that every worker needs a pay rise,” he said.
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