Public sector pay 2009

The worsening economic situation put pressure on the public sector in 2009, with the Government imposing restraint and settlement levels under scrutiny from all sides. This feature looks at some of the main deals struck in the 2009 pay round, and at what might lie in store this year. 

• Public sector pay 2009 A round-up of some of the important pay deals in the public sector in 2009 and a look at the coming bargaining round. 

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Public sector pay review bodies 2009: Government imposes pay restraint on senior staff This feature looks at the pay awards received by police officers, the armed forces, the judiciary, senior civil servants and "very senior managers" in the NHS, along with parliamentary pay rises. 

Public sector pay review bodies 2009: the NHS This feature looks at the second year of the three-year deal for workers covered by the NHS Pay Review Body, and the 2009 recommendations of the Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration. 

Annual review of pay trends 2008/09: pay freezes dominate Our review of the 2008/09 bargaining year exposes the dramatic effect of the economic crisis on pay. 

Public sector pay 2008 The combination of the Government's continuing restrictions on public sector pay and spiralling inflation made 2008 a difficult pay round. Here, we summarise the main decisions for each service.