Another year of pay restraint forecast by private sector employers
The slow economic recovery means that many organisations continue to face challenges when it comes to awarding pay rises - our pay forecast survey finds private sector employers are anticipating a median pay award of just 2% during 2012.
- Private sector pay forecasts for 2012: the XpertHR survey Our survey identifies the factors expected to affect pay awards in the year ahead and examines the variation between sectors.
Also
Pay trends March 2012 The latest monthly round-up of pay settlements from XpertHR finds pay awards rising to a median 2.6% in the three months to the end of February 2012.
Reward priorities in 2012 XpertHR research finds that HR departments are reviewing their pay and benefits packages with a view to saving costs.
Public sector pay 2011: pay freeze sets in The Government's public sector pay policy saw the pay freeze spread across numerous bargaining groups.