What Pay Rises Are Other Workers Getting?

Our employers would have us believe that all other workers are having their pay cut or frozen, and so LUL and TfL's1.5% offer is generous by comparison. But have a look at these ...

  • Novartis Animal Health: 4.5% (effective 1 March 2009)
  • Grand Central: 4.08% (effective 1 April 2009)
  • Wyeth Pharmaceuticals: 4% (effective 1 January 2009)
  • Standard Life: 3.9% (effective 1 April 2009)
  • Scottish Water: 3.75% (effective 1 July 2009)
  • Department of Work and Pensions: average 3.6% (effective 1 July 2009)
  • Netowrk Rail, Birmingham New Street despatch: 3.5%
  • Home Office: average 3.41% (effective 1 July 2009)
  • HSBC: 3.3% (effective 1 March 2009)
  • Royal Bank of Scotland: 3% (effective 1 April 2009)
  • Sovereign Housing: 3% (effective 1 April 2009)
  • Alstom West Coast Train Care: 2.5%; 2.65% for lower-paid grades (effective 1 April 2009)
    [Source: RMT pay bulletin, July 2009]
  • Aviva: 3.5% (effective 1 April 2009)
  • Lloyds TSB: 4.0% (effective 1 April 2009)
  • CE Electric: 3.83% (effective 1 April 2009)
  • Standard Life (Edinburgh): 3.9% (effective 16 March 2009)
  • Eggborough Power Station: 3.66% (effective 1 April 2009)
  • National Trust: 3.3% (effective 1 April 2009)
    [Source: Unite the union bargaining brief, July/August 2009]

In the 3 months to the end of May 2009, the median pay settlement has stayed at 2.0%, despite
many pay freezes.
[Source: Incomes Data Services, June 09]

  • A quarter of all pay deals are still 3.0% or more.
  • The median pay settlement for the public sector is 2.4%.
  • Average earnings (excluding bonus) rose 3.9% in the public sector in the year to May 2009; by 2.5% in the economy as a whole.
    [Source: Unite the union bargaining brief, July/August 2009]

2.3% is the overall mid point for pay deals in the 3 months up to and including June 2009: 2.5% in the public sector.
[Source: Labour Reserach Department]