Workplace Report (July 2021)

Pay and prices

Labour Research Department’s Payline database

Percentage increases on lowest basic rates (by agreements covered)

For the three months up to and including: This pay round, Aug-May
2020 Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 2021 Jan Feb Mar Apr May
All agreements 2.5 2.3 1.9 2.0 1.5 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.7 2.0 2.1 2.0
Private sector 2.5 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.0
Public sector 3.0 2.3 1.0 2.0 1.1 2.3 0.6 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.8 1.0
Manual 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.0
Non-manual 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.9 2.5 1.5 2.0 1.5 1.4 1.4 2.0 2.0 1.9
All industries 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.6 2.0 2.0 2.0
All services 2.8 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.5 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 2.1 2.2 2.0

The figures show median (midpoint) pay settlements among all the agreements monitored through LRD’s Payline database. The weighted median (by number of workers covered) appears in the 12-monthly table.

For the twelve months up to and including:
Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
By agreements 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.0
By workers covered 3.3 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.1 2.1

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