Workplace Report September 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-Jul
2020 Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 202 1Jan Feb Mar Apr May June Jul
All agreements 1.5 1.5 1.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.0
Private sector 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.0
Public sector 1.0 1.5 1.0 2.0 0.6 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.6 1.9 2.0 1.4 1.0
Manual 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.0
Non-manual 1.8 1.5 1.0 2.2 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.0
All industries 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.6 2.0 1.7 1.6 1.6 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.5 2.0
All services 1.3 1.5 1.0 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.1 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:
Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
By agreements 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
By workers covered 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.4

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