The XpertHR headline level of pay awards remains unchanged for a fifth consecutive rolling quarter, as attention starts to turn to the challenge of the coming pay round.
After an unprecedented rise in the level of pay awards over the past year, we review the trends in both basic pay awards and those based on a measure of performance.
At the halfway point in the year, XpertHR's headline pay award is still some way behind inflation but unchanged for the third consecutive rolling quarter. Could this indicate that pay awards have reached a plateau?