UK public sector wages rise by 2.7% in a year as strikes loom
by Phillip Inman from Economics | The Guardian on (#66S95)
Real pay for all workers also lags behind inflation, piling on pressure amid cost of living crisis
UK public sector wages increased by 2.7% in the year to October, according to official figures that will fuel the anger of rail and health sector workers preparing to go on strike in the run-up to Christmas.
The figure falls vastly short of the headline rate of inflation, now 11.1%, laying bare the cost of living challenge that is hitting public sector workers particularly hard.
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