Workplace Report (May 2020)

Pay and prices

Labour Research Department’s Payline Database

Percentage increases on lowest basic pay rates (by agreements covered)

For the three months up to and including: This pay round, Aug-Apr
2019 May June Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 2020 Jan Feb Mar Apr
All agreements 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6
Private sector 2.7 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
Public sector 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.7
Manual 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6
Non-manual 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.6
All industries 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.5
All services 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.9 2.8

The figures show median (midpoint) pay settlements among all the agreements monitored through LRD’s Payline database. The weighted median (by number of workers covered) appears in the 12-monthly table.

Percentage increases on lowest basic pay rates (by workers covered)

For the twelve months up to and including:
May June Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
By agreements 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7
By workers covered 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.2

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