Tagged with: Wage Cuts


Budget 2010: public sector pay cuts in context

Paul Sweeney 14/12/2009

Paul Sweeney: As reported by the Financial Times, the Greek Prime Minster admitted on Friday December 11th that the Greek public sector has systemic corruption: “However he made it clear that Greece would not follow Ireland’s example and enforce drastic wage cuts”. The viciousness of the attacks on the Irish public service in the run up to …



The battle at Boots

Michael Taft 23/10/2009

Michael Taft: Sometimes, something happens that takes your breath away. The chain store Boots is engaged in a deplorable assault on their …

More Talk about Public v Private Pay

22/09/2009

The ESRI released a study today showing a gap between public and private pay. And IMPACT have released an objection to it. But is there anything new …

So - who is taking the hit then?

Slí Eile 17/08/2009

Slí Eile: See post by Aedin Doris on irisheconomy 'Where are the wage cuts?' Michael Taft observes in a comment on the thread to that post: Whatever …

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