Pay settlements

Inflation fell slightly in August from 6.8% to 6.7%, prompting hopes that interest rates will not increase.

Employees at BT, Openreach and EE have voted in favour of a pay deal that will see them receive a pay increase of 2.5% this year.

The September 2023 labour market figures show that regular pay excluding bonuses increased by 0.6% in real terms.

Lidl pay rise for 24,500 employees sees hourly wage increase from £11.00 to £11.40 outside London from September 2023.

Junior doctors strike to coincide with consultants' walkouts and strike mandate is extended to the end of February 2024.

Homessness charity St Mungo's employees accept a 7-15% pay rise after months of industrial action and campaigning.

Consulting firm PwC will pay more than 1,000 partners £906,000 this year.

The median basic pay award has fallen below 6% for the first time this year, dropping to 5.7% in the three months to the end of July 2023.

Junior doctors in Scotland have accepted the latest pay deal from the Scottish government, ending their industrial dispute.

Inflation in the UK dropped to 6.8% in the year to July as gas and electricity prices lowered, but wages still lag behind.

Unite union announces significant pay rise among British Airways workforce, not including pilots or management.

Teachers in England in the NEU will not go on strike in the autumn term, after they accepted the government's pay deal for 2023-24.

The British Medical Association announces a fifth strike by junior doctors after government continues to refuse to negotiate.

Inflation in June 2023 falls to 7.9%, only 0.6 percentage points higher the regular wage growth, but RPI remains in double digits

The prime minister is set to approve pay rises of 6-6.5% for public sector workers including teachers, police, prison officers and junior doctors.