Improve productivity for more pay, public sector told

Downing Street tells unions angry at 2.8% pay proposals that workers must become more productive.

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
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Government recommends 2.8% pay rise for public sector

Teachers, NHS staff and senior civil servants are among those covered by the proposals.
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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
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Prince Harry trying to turn Sun publisher trial into ‘public inquiry’, high court told

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Business school teaching case study: Can transparency improve pay equality?

UK employers must report gender disparity in wages but critics say the obligation provides little accountability
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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