Workplace Report April 2022

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-Feb
2021 Mar Apr May June Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 2022 Jan Feb
All agreements 1.8 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.2 4.0 4.8 4.0 4.0 3.2
Private sector 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.9 3.3 3.8 4.8 4.0 4.0 3.9
Public sector 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 4.8 4.8 2.5 2.0 1.8
Manual 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.3 2.6 3.6 4.5 4.8 4.0 4.0 4.0
Non-manual 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.2 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.6 4.8 3.3 3.3 2.2
All industries 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.3 3.0 3.3 4.0 3.2 3.0 3.0
All services 1.6 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.0 2.0 2.0 4.5 4.8 4.7 4.5 3.3

The figures show median (midpoint) pay settlements among all the agreements monitored through LRD’s Payline database.

The figures in the twelve month table by workers covered are weighted means.

For the twelve months up to and including:
Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
By agreements 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3
By workers covered 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.6

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