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Pay levels and awards

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  • Date:
    23 November 2023
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Pay trends November 2023: Whole economy pay awards edge upwards

    As the year draws to a close, so does pay settlement activity. The median basic pay award in the three months to the end of October edges back up to 6%, driven by public-sector pay deals.

  • Type:
    Legal timetable

    National living wage extends to 21-year-olds and all rates increase

  • Date:
    6 November 2023
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Pay awards - what's in store for 2024?

    Paula Flores and Hannah Mason, data insight analysts at XpertHR, make their predictions for 2024 rewards based on the findings from our autumn pay forecasts and priorities survey.

  • Date:
    19 October 2023
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Forecasts for pay awards in 2023/2024

    Following a year where pay settlements reached the highest value in over 30 years, preliminary forecast data from XpertHR explores the shift in pay awards expected in the coming 12 months.

  • Date:
    19 October 2023
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Pay trends October 2023: Record public-sector pay awards

    New analysis by XpertHR has found that public-sector pay deals stand at the highest they have been in over 30 years, following a period of high inflation and pressure from trade unions.

  • Date:
    19 October 2023
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Reward planning 2024: Priorities and key challenges

    With sticky inflation, economic uncertainty and fierce competition for talent, there is great pressure on organisations and their reward strategies. Our latest survey looks at how employers are planning to compensate their workforce over the coming year, their priorities and key challenges.

  • Date:
    5 October 2023
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Review of pay awards 2023: Manufacturing and production

    Pay awards across the manufacturing-and-production sector remained in line with the whole economy, but some industries have seen higher settlements than others.

  • Date:
    5 October 2023
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Review of pay awards 2023: Private-sector services

    Pay awards for private-sector-services organisations are consistent with the whole economy, standing high after an unprecedented year of record pay settlements.

  • Date:
    5 October 2023
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Review of pay awards 2023: Public services

    The public-sector organisations that have implemented pay awards over the past year have typically done so at a level above that paid a year earlier and often in favour of lower-paid staff. We look at the detail, including key settlements in the sector.

  • Date:
    5 October 2023
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Review of pay awards 2023: Not-for-profit

    Despite a marked increase on the previous year, pay awards in the not-for-profit sector continue to fall behind those in most other sectors.

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