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  "id": 16922820,
  "title": "Public sector workers to get 9% pay increase in 2027, 10% in 2028",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/public-sector-workers-to-get-9-pay-increase-in-2027-10-in-2028",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T16:06:57.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://3news.com/news/public-sector-workers-to-get-8-pay-increase-in-2027"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Government has reached an agreement with organised labour to increase base pay for public sector workers by 8% in 2027, followed by a 10% across-the-board increase in 2028.",
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        "outlet": "Joy Business",
        "title": "Public sector workers to receive 9% pay increase in 2027 and 10% in 2028",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/public-sector-workers-to-receive-9-pay-increase-in-2027-and-10-in-2028",
        "published": "2026-10-28T14:52:31.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}