Workplace Report February 2020

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-Jan
2019 
Feb Mar Apr May June Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 2020 Jan
All agreements 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.8
Private sector 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.9
Public sector 1.5 1.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.6
Manual 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.8
Non-manual 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.7
All industries 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.8
All services 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.8
For the twelve months up to and including:
Feb Mar Apr May June Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan
By agreements 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8
By workers covered 6.8 6.7 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.8

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.

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