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Pay setters stick to 3% but higher trend is still evident

For a second month running we find a lower median pay award than the 3.5% recorded during the first quarter of the year, but pay awards in most parts of the private sector remain strong. Our extended analysis this month examines the latest pay settlement figures and looks at the bargaining year so far.