Workplace Report June 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-April
2021 May June Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 2022 Jan Feb Mar Apr
All agreements 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 4.8 3.8 3.5 3.3 4.2 3.1
Private sector 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.4 5.4 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.4 4.0
Public sector 2.0 2.0 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.9 4.8 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.2 1.4
All industries 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.3 3.0 3.0 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 4.0 3.6
All services 2.2 2.2 2.4 1.5 1.5 1.7 4.5 4.8 4.0 3.9 3.3 4.4 3.6

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:
May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
By agreements 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.3 3.0
By workers covered 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.6