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Pay awards return to 3.5%

The median pay award has returned to the 3.5% level recorded during the first quarter of 2007, as private sector pay deals remain strong.

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Headline pay award returns to 3.5%
Private sector deals consistently high
Key findings from the IRS pay databank
Focus on merit awards
Interest rates held at 5.75%
Inflation report
Table 1: Private sector pay awards, July 2006 to July 2007
Chart 1: Pay review pattern, July 2006 to July 2007
Table 2: Whole-economy pay awards, July 2006 to July 2007
Box 1: State of play in key negotiations

Headline pay award returns to 3.5%

The IRS headline measure of pay awards - the midpoint in the range of increases - has risen to 3.5% in the three months to July 2007, according to provisional analysis of the latest pay deals.