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  • Pay trends 2025 | November Report

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    Pay trends 2025 | November Report

    Despite October’s rise, 44% of employers say their 2025 awards failed to meet employee expectations against a tough economic backdrop.

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Pay trends 2025 | June report

Private‑sector median pay rise stuck at 3% for a sixth consecutive quarter, Brightmine data shows.
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Pay trends 2025 | May report

Surprise UK economic growth offers little relief as employers continue to tread cautiously on pay.
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Pay trends 2025 | April report

Despite UK GDP rising 0.5% in February, employers show restraint on pay decisions amid broader economic pressure.
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Pay trends 2025 | March report

Businesses reducing budgets, delaying pay decisions and considering pay freezes ahead of NIC increases
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Pay trends 2025 | February report

Pay increases hold steady at 3% while labour turnover pressures continue to impact businesses across the UK
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Pay Awards Drop to 3.3% in Final Quarter of 2024

New data from Brightmine reveals that pay rises for the three months to the end of December 2024 …
HR News

Most employees not expecting Christmas bonus

Most employees (60%) are not expecting a Christmas bonus, while just 8% anticipate a bigger payout this year.
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Pay trends 2024 | December report

New data reveals changing practices in a more complex landscape. Review our latest pay trends as we wrap …
Commentary and Insights

The impact of the NIC increase on 2025 pay reviews

Businesses are changing their 2025 pay rise plans as a result of the NIC increase. In this resource, …

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