Pay settlements

The median basic pay award in the three months to November 2023 was 6%, the eighth month in a row.

Perceptions of equal pay vary between women at work depending on their position – with certain groups being more likely to take legal action.

After it was announced the national living wage would go up by almost 10%, some businesses have called the rise unsustainable. But should they be paying more anyway?

Pay growth slowed as vacancies continued to fall, December 2023 labour market figures from the ONS show.

The first strike in Oxfam's history has been suspended while union members consider a revised pay offer.

Supermarket Aldi has announced new pay rates that could make it the first retailer of its kind to pay all store and warehouse colleagues at least £12 an hour nationally.

Years of wage stagnation have cost the average UK worker £10,700 a year in lost pay growth, a report has claimed.

Ikea is set to award its salaried employees a 5% pay rise in 2024, as well as adopting the new Living Wage rates for its hourly-paid staff.

Members of the RMT vote overwhelmingly in favour of a new pay offer for 2022-23, but strikes by Aslef train drivers are going ahead.

Consultants pay offer could end strikes if union members vote for changes to pay structure for senior doctors in England.

The average pay settlement returned to 6% in the three months to the end of October 2023, finds XpertHR.

The Social Mobility Foundation says the class pay gap is more than £6,000 for those in professional occupations.

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

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.

The November 2023 labour market figures show growth in average earnings continues to outstrip inflation, but at a slower rate.