GSP 21-26 Pay Deal – Voucher

07/October/2026

You will be aware the Pay Agreement with An Post provides for a €650 voucher to be issued to staff, pro rata for part-time staff.

The company has confirmed the vouchers will issue between the 19th and 23rd of October 2026 directly to members home addresses.

The agreed criteria for the eligibility of the voucher are as follows:

It applies to all employees employed (including those on sick leave) who are comprehended by the terms of the Pay agreement 2026 to 2028 and who were in employment at An Post on 1st May 2026.
In order to receive the voucher all eligible employees (including those on sick leave) as defined above must be continuously employed since that date up to and including the date of issue of the voucher.
For part-time employees the average of 8 weeks up to 1st May 2026 will be used for calculation of the voucher on a pro rata basis.
For those employees who are absent from work due to statutory leaves (eg: maternity etc) the voucher will be paid to them as normal.
Employees who are AWOL or on a career break at the time of issue of the voucher will not be eligible for the voucher.

The company has also exceptionally agreed to issue the voucher to anyone who retired since the 1^st May 2026.

Please advise members of the above, which unlike yesterday’s budget will be welcome and timely in helping to offset the cost-of-living pressures.