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Pay levels and awards

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  • Date:
    15 December 2022
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Pay awards: 15 December 2022

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

  • Date:
    15 December 2022
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Pay trends December 2022: Median award hits 5%

    As we reach the end of the calendar year, XpertHR's provisional headline measure of basic pay awards has risen sharply to 5% over the three months to the end of November 2022, up from 4% in the previous rolling quarter.

  • Date:
    15 December 2022
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Performance-related pay rises: XpertHR survey 2022

    Our survey looks at the use of performance-related pay schemes, the factors taken into account when deciding the pay rises and the effectiveness of such schemes.

  • Date:
    24 November 2022
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Webinar: XpertHR Cendex pay and labour market update, winter 2022

    XpertHR's Sheila Attwood sets the scene for 2023 pay reviews with a look at the economic and labour market background before sharing the results of our latest pay forecasts research.

  • 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.

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