Government recommends 2.8% pay rise for public sector

Teachers, NHS staff and senior civil servants are among those covered by the proposals.

UK ministers reject union calls to lift public sector pay to pre-austerity levels

Downing Street says wages can rise above inflation only with productivity gains to match
Financial Times - 7h
Improve productivity for more pay, public sector told

Downing Street tells unions angry at 2.8% pay proposals that workers must become more productive.
BBC News - 9h
UK public sector workers face fresh pay restraint as Treasury takes tough stance

Whitehall departments say rises of more than 2.8% for NHS staff and teachers in 2025-26 would be unaffordable
Financial Times - 1d
U.S. factory sector outlook still looks soft despite rise in October

Orders for manufactured goods posted the first increase after two straight monthly declines.
MarketWatch - Dec. 4
Teacher's pay rise simply impossible, says minister

Paul Givan tells assembly members that the teaching unions have asked for a 13.5% rise in 2024-25.
BBC News - Dec. 3
Wisconsin Judge Strikes Down Limits on Public Sector Unions

The 2011 law stripped most government workers in the state of collective bargaining rights and set off protests that lasted weeks.
The New York Times - Dec. 2

UK ministers reject union calls to lift public sector pay to pre-austerity levels