Workplace Report April 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-Mar
2019 Apr May June Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 2020 Jan Feb Mar Aug-Mar
All agreements 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.52 2.6
Private sector 2.7 2.7 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6
Public sector 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.6
Manual 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6
Non-manual 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.6
All industries 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
All services 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.6

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:
Apr May June Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
By agreements 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7
By workers covered 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8

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