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Pay levels and awards

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  • Date:
    17 November 2022
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Pay awards: 17 November 2022

    The table below summarises the latest pay settlements monitored by XpertHR.

  • Date:
    17 November 2022
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Pay trends November 2022: Median pay award unchanged

    As we approach the end of 2022, the XpertHR headline pay award remains at a stable 4% for the seventh consecutive rolling quarter.

  • Type:
    Quick reference

    National Joint Council for Local Government Services pay spine

    Updated to reflect the NJC pay scale, as agreed in November 2023, applicable from 1 April 2023.

  • Date:
    20 October 2022
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Pay trends October 2022: Whole-economy pay awards hold steady

    The XpertHR headline pay award is worth 4% in the three months to the end of September 2022, marking the sixth consecutive rolling quarter at this level.

  • Date:
    20 October 2022
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Pay planning and forecasts for 2022/2023

    In the face of a tight labour market and record high inflation, pay settlements have risen to their highest levels for 30 years. But with inflation easing and the economy faltering, we look at likely pay rises over the coming 12 months.

  • Date:
    6 October 2022
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Review of pay awards 2022: Manufacturing and production

    The median pay increase across the manufacturing-and-production sector has almost doubled over the past 12 months, but employers are concerned about how long they can maintain these higher pay awards.

  • Date:
    6 October 2022
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Review of pay awards 2022: Not-for-profit

    Pay awards in the not-for-profit sector increased in value in the 12 months to the end of August 2022, compared with the previous year. However, they continue to trail behind the whole-economy median and fall significantly below current rates of inflation.

  • Date:
    6 October 2022
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Review of pay awards 2022: Private-sector services

    Across private-sector-services firms, pay awards are in line with the whole economy but some industries have performed better and are delivering higher increases to employees.

  • Date:
    6 October 2022
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Review of pay awards 2022: Public services

    The end of the pay pause in the public sector sees a notable uplift in pay settlement levels, but they fail to accelerate as much as in the private sector.

  • Date:
    22 September 2022
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Review of pay awards 2022: Pay bargaining calendar

    We provide an overview of when organisations typically conduct their annual pay review.

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