Another year of pay restraint forecast by private sector employers

The slow economic recovery means that many organisations continue to face challenges when it comes to awarding pay rises - our pay forecast survey finds private sector employers are anticipating a median pay award of just 2% during 2012. 

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Pay trends March 2012 The latest monthly round-up of pay settlements from XpertHR finds pay awards rising to a median 2.6% in the three months to the end of February 2012. 

Reward priorities in 2012 XpertHR research finds that HR departments are reviewing their pay and benefits packages with a view to saving costs. 

Public sector pay 2011: pay freeze sets in The Government's public sector pay policy saw the pay freeze spread across numerous bargaining groups.