Pay Intelligence May 2008: Pay awards fall back to 3.2%
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Latest pay reports | Pay review update | Bargaining statistics
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On this page: Pay Intelligence is a regularly updated online resource, bringing together links to the latest pay settlement analysis and economic indicators from across the IRS and XpertHR portfolio, providing everything you need to keep track of pay trends.
Summary of key pay data:
IRS headline measure of pay settlements: 3.2% in the three months to 30 April 2008
Release date: 30 May 2008
Next release date: 27 June 2008
Summary: Pay awards in the three months to April 2008 have fallen to 3.2% from the steady 3.5% seen in each of the rolling quarters since January, amid signs of economic slowdown.
Once a month, the latest pay trends analysis from IRS appears here, alongside links to the latest inflation and earnings data. Twice a month, we update both the economic forecasts collected by IRS and the pay review update table containing summaries of the latest pay settlements.
- Commentary: Pay awards fall back to 3.2% (30 May 2008) View the latest monthly analysis of pay trends from IRS, including a summary of the state of play in key negotiations.
- Datafile: 13 June 2008
The twice-monthly datafile contains:
- The latest inflation and earnings statistics
- Pay settlement statistics from IRS and other pay commentators
- Inflation and earnings forecasts from IRS and the Treasury - IRS pay databank: 30 May 2008 The full statistical breakdown of findings from the IRS pay databank, covering basic pay settlements collected by IRS in the year to 30 April 2008. IRS collects the details of around 1,400 pay settlements every year.
- Pay review update: 13 June 2008 Summaries of some of the most recent settlements to be added to the IRS pay databank, allowing you to keep track of the most recent pay awards in your sector. (See also Latest on pay awards, wages and salary levels for detailed reports on key pay settlements).
- Bargaining statistics: 30 May 2008 A summary of bargaining statistics, including the official figures on inflation, earnings and the labour market, as well as settlement statistics from the main pay analysts.
- About IRS pay analysis Read about how IRS collects, records and analyses pay data.
Also
Pay Intelligence archive Access previous editions of IRS Pay Intelligence.
Pay review update archive Run this saved search to access the complete archive of IRS pay review update articles on XpertHR, presenting summaries of some of pay settlements from the IRS pay databank.
Datafile archive Run this saved search to access the complete archive of IRS datafile articles on XpertHR, presenting summaries of pay settlement statistics from IRS and other pay commentators, plus inflation and earnings forecasts collected by IRS.
Economic indicators XpertHR allows you to browse all the latest economic and labour market statistics, such as inflation, earnings, unemployment and working hours.
Official figures Pay specialists at IRS and XpertHR present their in-depth analysis of the 2006 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) from the Office for National Statistics, which provides the most comprehensive and precise available snapshot of UK earnings data.
