Pay increases in road transport and distribution are higher on average than for the whole economy, driven mainly by recruitment and retention issues. Our recent survey of pay and conditions indicates growth in employment in the sector, accompanied by pressures around recruitment of drivers and retention of warehouse workers. Continue reading Staffing pressures drive pay rises in logistics
Category Archives: Pay settlements
Settlements in brief: January awards at 2%
The median pay award across the whole economy was 2% in the three months to January 2017, according to the latest monitoring figures from IDR. Continue reading Settlements in brief: January awards at 2%
Settlements in brief: median held steady at 2% for duration of 2016
Our latest analysis of pay settlements shows that the median has remained steady for 12 consecutive months at 2% in the three months to December 2016. The private services median remains at 2% for the second consecutive month, having fallen from 2.6% in the three months to October. Continue reading Settlements in brief: median held steady at 2% for duration of 2016
Settlements in brief: median remains at 2% as we head into 2017
Our latest analysis of pay settlements shows that the median has remained steady for 11 consecutive months at 2% in the three months to November 2016. The private services median has fallen back to 2% in our latest analysis, down from 2.6% in the three months to October. Continue reading Settlements in brief: median remains at 2% as we head into 2017
Viewpoint: Not enough cooks spoil festive season outlook
With the winter holiday season almost at hand, two recent news items caught our eye. One is that trained chefs, an important component of the festive labour market, are in short supply. Continue reading Viewpoint: Not enough cooks spoil festive season outlook
Aston Martin pay deal
Car maker Aston Martin, whose vehicles have appeared in a number of the James Bond films, has concluded a new two-year pay deal with trade union Unite. Continue reading Aston Martin pay deal
Settlements in brief: private sector median at 2.6%
Our latest analysis of pay settlements shows that the median held steady at 2% in the three months to October 2016. The median has remained constant at 2% for 10 consecutive rolling periods, since the three months to January 2016. However, this figure is not necessarily representative of awards across all the different sectors of the economy. Continue reading Settlements in brief: private sector median at 2.6%
Settlements in brief: median steady at 2%
The median pay settlement across the whole economy remains steady at 2% in the three months to the end of August, according to the latest monitoring from IDR. Continue reading Settlements in brief: median steady at 2%
Quarterly analysis: settlements cluster around 2%
The median pay settlement across the whole economy continues unchanged at 2% in the three months to July 2016, according to the latest monitoring figures from IDR. The median award has been constant for seven consecutive rolling periods, since the three months to January. Continue reading Quarterly analysis: settlements cluster around 2%
Settlements in brief July 2016: Median holds steady at 2%
Our latest analysis of pay settlements, for the three months to the end of June 2016, shows the median holding steady at 2%. The interquartile range – where half of all awards sit – has narrowed slightly to between 1% and 2.6% in the latest period, driven by a greater clustering of outcomes in the not-for-profit sector. Continue reading Settlements in brief July 2016: Median holds steady at 2%