More than 60% of businesses in the manufacturing sector are planning to increase wages in the year ahead, up from 56% last year, according to the latest Barclays Employers Survey.
Barclays questioned more than 650 UK businesses across all sectors, with the findings revealing that against a positive backdrop of continued falling unemployment and wage growth outstripping inflation in recent months, over half (52%) of UK manufacturers are expecting to boost staff levels, up from 48% last year, and above the overall cross-sector average job…
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