Public sector pay to match private sector according to the CIPD’s Labour Market Outlook, which also analysed employer attitudes to AI.
Rob Moss

Rob Moss
Rob Moss is a business journalist with more than 25 years' experience. He has been editor of Personnel Today since 2010. He joined the publication in 2006 as online editor of the award-winning website. Rob specialises in labour market economics, gender diversity and family-friendly working. He has hosted hundreds of webinar and podcasts. Before writing about HR and employment he ran news and feature desks on publications serving the global optical and eyewear market, the UK electrical industry, and energy markets in Asia and the Middle East.
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Inflation (CPI) falls from 6.7% to 4.6% in the year to October 2023 while RPI decreases from 8.9% to 6.1%, new data from the ONS show.
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Unions angered by code of practice on minimum service levels outlining the steps they should follow when an employer issues a work notice.
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Use of artificial intelligence triples in early careers hiring as employers continue to loosen graduate grade requirements.
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Millennials born in the late 1980s and early 1990s are still earning no more than those born in the 1970s did at the same age, says research.
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Special TUC congress on the Tories' attack on the right to strike to be held for the first time since Margaret Thatcher was in power.
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Strikes off as re-ballot for lecturers strikes organised by the UCU fails to meet the minimum threshold of eligible members voting.
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Number of searches for Christmas jobs increase by nearly a third on this time last year, as businesses ramp up seasonal hiring.
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People working in science and HR are more likely to experience imposter syndrome as research examines the demographics of its prevalence.
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PwC tops the Social Mobility Employers Index again but Social Mobility Foundation calls on government to tackle unpaid internships.
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Former Infosys CEO Narayana Murthy prompts backlash after calling on India’s youth to work 70 hours a week to increase productivity.
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TUC calls for better pay and conditions for millions of night workers, as it finds that ethnic minorities are 53% more likely to regularly work nights.
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EHRC closes investigation into complaints against Kishwer Falkner, after independent review ordered by Kemi Badenoch.
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The real Living Wage rates in 2023-2024 increase to £12 in the UK and £13.15 in London, an increase of more than 10%.
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More UK professionals are now working exclusively in the office compared to those working hybrid, according to a Hays survey.