It also wants workers hired after this contract is signed to contribute more to pensions and health care than current workers do and to work for longer periods before receiving automatic pay raises. (nytimes.com)
The requirement to finance automatic pay increases has undermined attempts to stretch taxpayer dollars further in a time of extreme financial stress. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Schools, NHS, prisons and police will all lose out on automatic pay rises for «time served» - but the armed forces are keeping this perk. (politics.co.uk)