Civil servants stand-off against States’ salary bid

Friday 05 October 2018

Disputes over public sector salaries are reaching boiling point as thousands of civil servants have refused the ‘final’ pay offers proposed by the States as they enter into a deadlock over wages.

95% of civil servants are following nurses and midwives in rejecting the States’ ‘final offer’ as the pressure mounts towards a possible strike.

A meeting of all public sector workers is being called as civil servants add their discontent to the mounting rejections of the States’ pay offers - the majority of which are below inflation and include one-off payments rather than recurring rises. The meetings call for immediate "action" and will discuss the next stage of the disputes.

Pictured: The 'final' pay offer from the States.

The States revealed details of the two-year pay deal for their employees in a 'final offer' to dissatisfied public sector workers, but most States workers are saying the proposed pay-packets simply aren't good enough and now are entering into discussions to formulate their next steps in the dispute.

They will be holding a ballot on industrial action on 18 October to 2 November.

The civil servant ballot on industrial action comes after the news that 95% of nurses and midwives also rejected the States pay offer, which, despite being the group with one of the highest pay rises on the cards, they said left them feeling "angered" and undervalued. They are also planning a strike.

Amid this discontent, the States have declined to back down on their proposals.