Wage growth continues to lag behind rising inflation as unemployment rate rises slightly
The number of working days lost to strikes has risen to the highest in more than a decade as pay growth in the public sector falls behind the private sector at the sharpest rate on record.
The Office for National Statistics said more than half a million days were lost to industrial disputes in August and September as annual wage growth fails to keep pace with the soaring cost of living.
Continue reading…Wage growth continues to lag behind rising inflation as unemployment rate rises slightlyThe number of working days lost to strikes has risen to the highest in more than a decade as pay growth in the public sector falls behind the private sector at the sharpest rate on record.The Office for National Statistics said more than half a million days were lost to industrial disputes in August and September as annual wage growth fails to keep pace with the soaring cost of living. Continue reading…