Workplace Report December 2012

Pay and prices

Labour Research Department three-monthly pay figures

Percentage increases on lowest basic rates (by agreements covered).

For the three months up to and including: This pay round,
2011 Dec 2012 Jan Feb Mar April May June Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Aug-Noc
All agreements 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.1 2.1 2.0
Private sector 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.1 2.2
Public sector 2.0 1.5 1.8 1.5 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.5 1.9 1.5
Manual 2.6 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
Non-manual 2.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
All industries 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
All services 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

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

For the 12 months up to and including:
Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov
By agreements 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.7
By workers covered 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1