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GENERAL PAY PRINCIPLES
Legal Commitments
53. All existing legally binding commitments should take into consideration affordability and financial constraints in current and future years. All public bodies are advised to take legal advice on the drafting of pay commitments to ensure that these are affordable and consistent with the pay remit process.
54. Approval of pay remits is on the basis that a public body does not enter into any legally-binding contractual agreements in Trade Union negotiations that effectively commits it to automatic costs in the future ( i.e. beyond the duration of the approved remit).
Negotiations
55. Public bodies should not enter into formal negotiations with Trades Unions until their remit has been approved. Public Bodies are encouraged to work constructively with their relevant Trades Union/s on the development of their overall pay and reward strategies prior to their remit being submitted.
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