Pay settlements

According to the latest monthly jobs market data from Adzuna, vacancies fell below 900,000 in January for the first time since April 2021.

The decline in inflation, which stood at 10% in January last year compared with 4% this year, was seen as a key driver in the fall in pay awards.

Pay growth barely continued to outpace inflation at the end of 2023, February 2024 labour market figures have shown.

One in five HR professionals expect significant problems with filling vacancies in early 2024, the CIPD finds.

The High Court has ruled that a decision by Dominic Raab to increase defence solicitors’ pay by less than he had been advised broke the law.

British Medical Association’s consultant members reject the pay offer negotiated between the union and government.

More than half of pay deals are expected to be lower than 2023, with early data for January suggesting the median has fallen.

Sainsbury’s will increase minimum pay for employees outside London to £12 an hour, with wages for staff inside the M25 increasing to £13.15 an hour.

The government has told public sector pay review bodies it is vital they consider the 'historic' pay awards that were made this year.

Inflation in November dropped more than expected to 3.9%, the Office for National Statistics has said.

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.