Union demands abolition of CoLA ceiling, increase in payments

Trade union Isotita on Thursday demanded the abolition of the upper limit to the proportion of a worker’s salary which can be added on to it through the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA), saying that prices have already risen by more than that amount since the start of the year.

A deal struck by trade unions, the government, and employers’ organisations last November introduced a ceiling of four per cent of a worker’s salary in the amount payable, but Isotita was not present at those...