Pay settlements

Private sector employers expect that the average pay settlement will rise to 2.5% by next September

A shortage of candidates led to record growth in starting salaries for both permanent and temporary staff in September.

A tribunal has confirmed that Morrisons staff can continue with a £100 million equal pay claim.

Pay awards have stabilised for the first time in two years, according to XpertHR.

The majority of health workers are unhappy with the government’s proposed 3% pay rise, according to a poll by Unison.

The consumer prices index measure of inflation soared to 3.2% in August, up from 2.0% in July, which could put upward pressure on wages.

Workers at Costa Coffee will receive a 5% pay rise from 1 October, an increase of at least 45p an...

An unprecedented drop in candidate availability and greater competition for workers has led to a record increase in starting salaries...

As industry bodies fail in their attempt to add HGV drivers to the shortage occupation list, a fresh threat has...

Pay awards have stabilised at a ‘welcome’ 2% after a year of uncertainty, according to analysis by XpertHR.

Hospitality businesses could be forced to increase their prices as wages face upwards pressure from staff shortages.

Two thirds of employers are planning to recruit and many plan to upskill staff in a bid to tackle labour...

Unnamed minister said ‘If people aren’t going into work, they don’t deserve the terms and conditions they get if they are going into work.‘

The investment bank is set to increase junior bankers pay after reports of 95-hour weeks.

Unison has written to firms that provide cleaners, security guards and catering staff to the NHS.