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A judge from Spain's High Court ruled in March that an agreement over salaries between union CCOO and Ryanair last year was not valid after rival union USO contested it in January

Ryanair asks some Spanish staff to pay back a 2024 raise

Ryanair has asked some of its flight attendants in Spain to pay back thousands of euros in raises they have received since last year as part of a union deal later struck down in court, documents seen by Reuters showed.

Business • 20 May

85% of respondents to Ibec's HR Workplace and Trends report increased basic pay by an average of 4.1% in 2024

84% of businesses to increase pay in 2025 - survey

New research shows that 84% of businesses are planning to increase pay in 2025, with respondents forecasting an average increase of 3.4% across all business sectors.

Business • 20 Sep 24

Tesco Ireland is investing €16m in increased pay for its staff

Tesco Ireland workers to get 4% increase in hourly pay

Tesco Ireland said today that from January 1, over 12,000 customer assistants, warehouse operatives and grocery home shopping delivery drivers will receive a minimum 4% increase in their hourly pay.

Business • 14 Dec 23

Primark said its UK retail staff will be paid a minimum of £11 an hour, or £11.51 an hour in London

Primark's UK workers to get 12% pay rise

Primark's 26,000 retail assistants in Britain are to get an inflation-beating average pay rise of 12% from April 1, the fashion retailer said today.

Business • 30 Mar 23

Lloyds has offered staff either a £2,000 pay rise or a 5% lift in salary - whichever is greater - up to a maximum of £5,000

Lloyds Bank offers staff £2,000 minimum pay rise

Britain's biggest domestic bank Lloyds has offered UK staff a minimum £2,000 pay rise, a source with knowledge of the talks told Reuters, as lenders and employees across the sector begin annual pay talks that could see wage bills soar.

Business • 04 Nov 22

Sainsbury's said the rise, the first ever outside of the annual pay review, would help staff get through the cost of living crisis

Sainsbury's raises staff pay again and offers food perk

British supermarket group Sainsbury's said today it would raise pay for its workers again as it looks to attract and retain staff in a tight labour market.

Business • 13 Sep 22

Ann Marie Costello, Chairperson of Chartered Accountants Ireland Leinster Society and Elaine Brady, Managing Partner at Barden

Leinster-based accountants secure average 6% pay rise

More than a third of Chartered Accountants working in Leinster said they managed to secure an increase in remuneration of more than 25% this year.

Business • 07 Sep 22

Asking your employer for a pay rise may seem daunting, but it helps to be prepared.

How and when to seek a pay rise amid rising inflation

For most workers, rising inflation has not been matched by proportionate pay rises.

Business • 02 May 22

Under the new public service deal, workers will get a general round increase worth 1% of gross pay or €500 per year, whichever is the greater, on 1 October

Govt employees to receive 2% pay increases in new deal

350,000 Government employees are set to receive general pay increases of 2% over the lifetime of the new two-year public service agreement, with the potential of a further 1% under new sectoral bargaining arrangements.

Business • 11 Dec 20

Industrial disputes at the Bank of England are rare.

Bank of England faces strike action over pay

Staff at the Bank of England will begin voting today on whether to hold a strike this year in protest at below-inflation pay rises, union sources told Reuters.

Business • 01 Jun 17