Article 5QR7T Sunak expected to confirm end to public sector pay freeze

Sunak expected to confirm end to public sector pay freeze

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Heather Stewart Political editor
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Exclusive: Unions say if departments are not given funding to raise pay then in effect freeze will remain

Rishi Sunak is set to confirm that the pause" on public sector pay that affected 2.6 million teachers, police and civil servants will be lifted in April, as the economy bounces back from Covid.

The chancellor imposed the freeze last November and it came into force in April. At the time, he said it was unfair for public sector workers to get a rise while many of their private sector counterparts were being furloughed or losing their jobs.

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