Govt signs first public sector pay raise deal since 2009

The government on Thursday signed an agreement granting all workers in the central government and the broader public sector a 1.5 per cent rise on their base salary – the first such across-the-board increase since 2009.

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos signed two separate agreements with unions – one with the PEO and SEK syndicates, the other with Pasydy.

“Today we are pleased to announce this agreement, which benefits workers, society in general, and which is within the capabilities...