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Annual review of pay trends 2012: pay bargaining calendar

Author: Sheila Attwood

The dominance of April pay awards continues, with more than four pay awards in 10 effective in this month. We look at the most common pay settlement months by sector, as well as when organisations are setting their pay review budgets.

Key points

  • April and January are the most common months for pay settlements to take effect, accounting for 64% of all pay awards in 2011.