Pay rises in sector without fear of wage pressures

Posted on 24 May 2011 by The Manufacturer

Manufacturing sector wage settlements have crept up but only towards average historical levels, according to EEF. The manufacturer’s organisation compiled the statistics with JAM Recruitment.

EEF’s pay data for the 3 months to the end of April 2011 shows that the average pay settlement for the period crept 2.5%, up from 2.4% for the three months to the end of March 2011. However, despite the small increase approximately 80% of settlements were below 3%, whilst just fewer than 14% of…

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