Pay settlements

The median pay award in the UK remained steady at 3% in May, with public sector pay awards outstripping the private sector.

As senior doctors start voting on whether they could strike, we round up the health unions' stance on pay and who might strike again.

Nurses in health service in England, Wales and Northern Ireland begin voting in consultative ballot on 3.6% pay rise.

Health secretary appeals to resident doctors to vote “no” in a strike ballot over pay, saying the public does not support them.

Unions in the public sector have threatened to go on strike despite above-inflation pay rises being announced yesterday.

Resident doctors (formerly junior doctors) will receive 5.4%, doctors 4% and nurses and other health care staff 3.6%.

Pay awards in real terms could decrease for a “prolonged period” after inflation overtook salary increases for the first time in 19 months.

Ryanair has asked a number of flight attendants in Spain to repay salary increases after a legal dispute with one of their unions.

Nurses, midwives and numerous other workers across NHS Scotland have accepted a two-year 8.2% pay deal.

Nurses could be set to strike this summer as the Royal College of Nursing accuses the government of ‘insulting’ the profession.

Private sector median pay award for three months to March 2025 stood at 3.5%, according to Income Data Research.

Public sector workers including teachers and nurses could be in line for a pay rise of up to 4% in the next financial year.

Both vacancies and salaries in the UK hit annual highs in March, according to the latest figures from Adzuna.

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Despite the recent increase in National Insurance contributions, data from Brightmine, indicates that a sharp drop in pay awards is unlikely in the near term.