Two-thirds of employers anticipate awarding lower increases to staff in 2024 compared with this year, according to IDR’s recent poll of employers’ pay intentions. Meanwhile, 27% said that the level of pay rise in 2024 is likely to be the same as the level of increase awarded in 2023 and just 7% of employers in the sample expect that pay awards in 2024 will be higher when compared to this year’s outcomes. These findings hint at