UK manufacturing pay up 2.6%
Pay rises in the manufacturing sector have risen to 2.6%, a figure which is still below the long term average.
Figures from the EEF indicate that pay increases barely rose from the 2.5% witnessed in the previous quarter. The manufacturers’ organisation said that “an air of realism” had prevailed in pay negotiations.
A recent survey also indicated that one in 10 pay rounds did not result in a pay rise.
Commenting on the figures, chief economist at the EEF Lee Hopley said: “The main pay bargaining round for manufacturing has passed with little or no pay pressures evident.
