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In opposition to the employers’ final offer of a pay increase of only 2.45%. This did not meet the joint trade union side claim (which was for 6%) and is also well below the current rate of price inflation (which is 4.4%). Accepting a pay rise below the rate of inflation means accepting a pay cut in real terms.
