Union leaders are to hold talks today to decide whether to accept Labour Court recommendations issued in a bid to end a row over wages at An Post.
With workers waiting for salary increases for the past two years, the court called for staff to be offered a pay rise of 8.5 per cent, in line with sustaining progress agreements.
It is understood An Post employees are the only public service workers denied salary rises agreed by management under sustaining progress agreements
But it is understood the wage increase would be tied in with restructuring and changes to the mail delivery and collection processes.
The Communications Workers Union national executive will meet tomorrow afternoon to give the Labour Court report consideration.
It is understood An Post employees are the only public service workers denied salary rises agreed by management under sustaining progress agreements.
Around 8,000 An Post workers have already mandated union bosses to take all action necessary to secure the best deal for them.
Last month workers sought a pay increase of at least 8.5 per cent as agreed under sustaining progress, with some of that backdated to November 2003. A 5 per cent rise - the first for more than two years - was offered.
The company, which announced a €7 million profit last year after major losses in the previous two years, pleaded inability to pay the increase.