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Review of pay awards 2015: chemicals, pharmaceuticals and oil

Author: Adam Geldman

The dramatic fall in the price of crude oil has seemingly had an impact on the overall level of pay awards in this key sector, with the median review taking a backward step over the 2014/15 bargaining year. Wage freezes hardly figure in our analysis, although there are signs of industrial militancy, notably in the North Sea oilfields.