Workplace Report (November 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 Nov Dec 2012 Jan Feb Mar April May June Jul Aug Sept Oct Aug-Oct
All agreements 2.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.1 2.1
Private sector 2.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.5
Public sector 0.8 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.3 1.5 1.0 1.6 1.6
Manual 2.5 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.8 2.8
Non-manual 2.0 2.2 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.0
All industries 2.6 2.6 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
All services 2.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.0

Percentage increases on lowest basic rates

For the 12 months up to and including
2011 Nov Dec 2012 Jan Feb Mar April May June Jul Aug Sept Oct
By agreements 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.8
By workers covered 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1

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.


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