Workplace Report (December 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-Oct
2020 Nov Dec 2021 Jan Feb Mar Apr May June Jul Aug Sept Oct
All agreements 2.3 2.2 1.7 1.5 1.6 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.3 3.6 3.6
Private sector 2.0 2.2 2.0 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.4 3.1 3.1
Public sector 2.5 1.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.1 2.2 2.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 4.8 4.8
Manual 2.4 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.4 3.9 3.9
Non-manual 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.4 1.4 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.5 2.5
All industries 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.5 2.5 2.3 3.0 3.0
All services 2.5 2.4 1.8 1.5 1.6 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 3.7 3.7

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:
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct
By agreements 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.2
By workers covered 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.6

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