Source: IRS Employment Review Issue: 886 Date: 30/11/2007 Publisher: IRS

ASHE 2007: inflation outstrips earnings growth

TOPICS:
recruitment labour market and economy
pay and benefits pay levels and awards
premiums and allowances
equal opportunities sex

SECTORS:
public services

AUTHOR: Michael Carty


The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) reveals that the average UK worker received a below-inflation earnings increase in the year to April 2007, while progress towards closing the gender pay gap has slowed considerably.

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Median annual earnings are £24,002 for UK workers
ASHE provides treasure trove of pay benchmarking data
Official pay data on XpertHR
Earnings and inflation
Key earnings indicators
Gender pay gap narrows slightly
Public sector pay rises outpace private sector
XpertHR estimated uprating
Basic working hours are unchanged
Changes in paid overtime hours
Overtime pay
Also on XpertHR
Box 1: Reactions to the ASHE 2007 equal pay findings
Table 1: Median gross earnings, April 2007
Table 2: Median earnings figures and % change over 12 months to April 2007
Table 3: Gender pay differentials over 12 months to April 2007
Table 4: Median gross earnings, estimated uprating, September 2007
Table 5: Median weekly paid overtime hours worked, April 2007
Table 6: Median weekly overtime pay, April 2007

Key points

  • The fourth Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) provides a wealth of pay benchmarking data.
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