Workplace Report March 2011

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:

2010 Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 2011 Jan Feb This payround, Aug-Feb
All agreements 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 2.6
Private sector 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 2.7
Public sector 2.2 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.6 2.6 4.6 5.2 5.2 2.6
Manual 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 2.7
Non-manual 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.6 2.6 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
All industries 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 2.7
All services 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.6 2.6 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.6

For the 12 months up to and including:

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
By agreements 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.3
By workers covered 1.9 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.7

The figures show median (midpoint) pay settlements among all the agreements monitored through the LRD pay and conditions database. The weighted median (by number of workers covered) appears in the 12-monthly table.