Median pay award holds firm at 3% in Q1, finds Brightmine
Despite the recent increase in National Insurance (NI) contributions, Brightmine data indicated that a sharp drop in pay awards is unlikely in the near term.
Median pay award falls to lowest level since March 2022, data finds
The drop in the overall median from 4.0% in December has been influenced by a smaller proportion of pay rises between 4% and 4.99%.
Capita staff begin strike action over pay
Workers at outsourcer Capita will today begin strike action in a dispute over their employer’s refusal to negotiate a pay award for 2025.
Agenda for Change staff to receive pay advance from April 2025 to meet new living wage rates
Starting 1st April 2025, employees in Agenda for Change pay bands 1 will receive an advance on the 2025/26 pay award.
Pay Awards Drop to 3.3% in Final Quarter of 2024
New data from Brightmine revealed that pay rises for the three months to the end of December 2024 declined further to 3.3%.
Unite wins pay award for Doncaster-based Lucchini Unipart Rail workers
Unite, the trade union, has won a substantial pay award for more than 50 skilled workers at Lucchini Unipart Rail’s Doncaster factory.
