Pay settlements

The RMT union has announced rolling Tube strikes lasting seven days, with different London Undergound roles walking out at various times.

Inflation increases by more than expected, as median pay deal remains stubbornly flat, according to latest data for July 2025.

Unite union announces 10 days of strikes next month at Airbus after 90% of members voted in favour of industrial action over pay.

Supermarket Lidl GB has announced that it will increase its entry-level hourly pay for its more than 35,000 employees.

All police ranks up to chief superintendents across England and Wales will receive a 4.2% pay rise for 2025-26.

Members of Royal College of Nursing say 3.6% pay award is not enough, as union says it will ballot for industrial action without agreement.

British Medical Association and Wes Streeting agree to fresh talks after resident doctors’ five-day strike in England ended yesterday.

Aldi has announced that it will increase pay for its store assistants to at least £13 an hour from September 2025.

Four in five employees received a smaller pay award in 2025 than in the previous year, as employers increasingly show restraint.

BMA says there is a small ‘window of opportunity’ to avert strikes by resident doctors after ‘productive’ talks with health secretary.

Excluding the volatile period caused by the pandemic, UK job vacancies have fallen to their lowest level in a decade, according to ONS.

ONS announces an unexpected rise in inflation to 3.6% in June 2025, still significantly higher than the Bank of England’s target of 2%.

Number of police officers working second jobs has doubled in five years, according to research from the Police Federation.

Pay settlements nudged up slightly in the three months to May, research has suggested, primarily driven by this year’s rise...

After a group of companies were fined for pay collusion, the CMA explains why it's important to take an independent approach to setting pay.