Vol. 397 No. 2
80 Mr. Noonan (Limerick East) asked the Minister for Labour the percentage increase granted under the terms of each wage agreement negotiated from 1980 to 1990, inclusive; the average amount by which wages increased in each year from 1980 to 1990, inclusive for (a) the public sector and (b) the private sector.
The percentage increases of each wage agreement negotiated in the private and public sectors between 1980 and 1990 are outlined below. It should be noted that the pay agreement negotiated under the Programme for National Recovery represented the 26th round in the public service whereas, depending on expiry dates of the existing agreements, it represented the 27th, 28th or a combination of both in the private sector.
Information based on the Exchequer pay bill giving the estimated changes in pay per head for the public sector together with details of the average percentage increase in pay in manufacturing industry will be circulated in the Official Report.
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Round Number |
Date |
Details |
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National Understandings |
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20 (1st phase) |
1 June 1979 |
9%; minimum increase £5.50 a week |
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20 (2nd phase) |
1 March 1980 |
7% + £2.40 a week; minimum increase £3 a week |
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21 |
1 September 1980 |
Pay Pause (one month) |
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21 (1st phase) |
1 October 1980 |
8% + £1 a week |
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21 (2nd phase) |
1 June 1981 |
7% |
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Wage Agreements |
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22 (1st phase) |
1 December 1981 |
2% or £4 per week whichever is the greater |
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22 (2nd phase) |
1 March 1982 |
6% |
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22 (3rd phase) |
1 October 1982 |
5% (payment deferred to 1 January 1983 but recognition given for amount foregone in period 1 October 1982 to 1 January 1983) |
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23 (Public Service Pay Agreement) |
1 March 1983 |
Pay Pause (six months) |
|
23 (1st phase) |
1 September 1983 |
4.75% |
|
23 (2nd phase) |
1 February 1984 |
3.25% |
|
24 (Civil Service Arbitration Agreement) |
1 June 1984 |
Pay Pause (seven months) |
|
24 (1st phase) |
1 January 1985 |
3.0% |
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24 (2nd phase) |
1 July 1985 |
3.0% |
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25 (Civil Service Conciliation Settlement) |
1 January 1986 |
Pay Pause (four months) |
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25 (1st phase) |
1 May 1986 |
3% |
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25 (2nd phase) |
1 January 1987 |
2% |
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25 (3rd phase) |
1 May 1987 |
2% |
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Programme for National Recovery — Public Service Pay Agree- ment |
1 January 1988 1 January 1989 1 January 1990 |
3% on first £120 per week 2% on balance with a minimum of £4 |
|
Year |
Public Sector |
Private Sector |
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1980 |
29.2% |
21.3% |
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1981 |
18.6% |
16.7% |
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1982 |
12.3% |
14.7% |
|
1983 |
10.4% |
11.5% |
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1984 |
8.6% |
11.2% |
|
1985 |
6.6% |
7.7% |
|
1986 |
5.9% |
7.1% |
|
1987 |
6.8% |
4.9% |
|
1988 |
2.7% |
4.2% |
