Union fury as figures show pay rises among top earners driving inflation
The best paid have had the highest wage hikes, but the majority of the workforce has seen salary growth fall, according to ONS data
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The best paid have had the highest wage hikes, but the majority of the workforce has seen salary growth fall, according to ONS data
The Government is expected to announce a doubling of medical school places for doctors, with a pledge to train tens of thousands of new nurses and midwives, more trainee GPs and dentists
Rishi Sunak has expressed concern that unaffordable pay increases could trigger a ‘wage-price spiral’ amid stubbornly high inflation.
Rishi Sunak is facing having his general election campaign overshadowed by another bout of prolonged strikes after it emerged the Government has blocked a 6pc pay rise for millions of public sector workers.
A year on from the RMT strike that triggered the current wave of action, we look at whether strikes are resulting in better pay deals.