UK pay grows at fastest rate since financial crisis – ONS

Almost 180,000 workers hired, while unemployment remains at lowest level since mid-70s

Pay growth in Britain has risen at the fastest rate in more than a decade, as companies keep hiring despite growing fears over Brexit.

Average weekly earnings, including bonuses, rose by 3.5% on the year in the three months to February, according to the Office for National Statistics, matching the rate recorded in January and the joint highest level since mid-2008.