Pay settlements and average earnings outline

Even where the living wage has not been achieved, pay deals have delivered considerably higher than average rises for the lowest paid staff. For local government employees on NJC terms and conditions, the 2015 pay agreement resulted an a 8.6% rise for the lowest paid staff and among staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions in NHS England the 2015 deal led to a 5.6% increase. ................
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