Retail-sector pay up 2.5% over the past year

Pay settlement levels in the retail sector have increased over the past year, largely as a result of the latest increase to the national minimum wage. But with a lower increase pencilled in for October 2012, could we see a turnaround in the fortunes of pay awards in the sector over the coming year?

• Retail-sector pay: settlements up in line with minimum wage In spite of a poor trading climate, retail pay settlements have risen once again, as the national minimum wage uplift influences awards. 

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Pay review archive: Retail and wholesale Browse all the retail and wholesale sector pay awards collected by XpertHR researchers since January 2010.