The 2008 pay increase for local government workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be 2.75% following a process of binding arbitration overseen by Acas, the conciliation and mediation service. Lower paid workers also get an extra £100 as agreed previously. The arbitration process delivered an extra 0.3% on top of what the employers had offered in 2008.
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Local government pay dispute resolved
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