Forward to a colleague View as a webpage Add us to your white list Quick Links »   Public sector   Pay trends   Pay awards   News and advice from XpertHR   Reference   Blogs Public sector Public sector pay 2010 A combination of difficult economic conditions and the successive Governments' restraint on public sector pay in 2010 saw the median basic award in the sector fall to a pay freeze. We look in detail at the 2010 pay round and examine the prospects for public sector pay in 2011. Top Pay trends Pay trends January 2011 Pay growth remained stable through the second half of 2010, but January 2011 pay rises are at a higher level, suggesting a pick-up in the level of pay awards this year. Inflation and earnings forecasts Our forecasts page is updated every month and provides an up-to-date look at the likely bargaining conditions for pay setters over the coming months. Top Pay awards › Pay review update › Engineering construction industry › BBC › House of Fraser Top News and advice from XpertHR › Agenda 2011: Employment law key dates › Diversity training survey 2011: keeping HR updated › XpertHR 2011 selection interviews survey: effectiveness and training › More final-salary pension schemes close to existing members › Government gives green light to Nest and pension auto-enrolment Top Cases, statistics and reference › XpertHR pay trends homepage › National minimum wage › Economic indicators › Statutory rates Top From our blogs › Why performance appraisals could be worth more than bonuses › National minimum wage 2011 - employers suggest rise to £6 › Economic commentary January 2011: prospects for the coming year › National minimum wage "loophole" for tax relief schemes closed › What's your HR resolution for 2011? Top Editor's message PUBLIC SECTOR PAY While many private sector employees saw their pay rise dwindle to nothing during the recession, their public sector counterparts continued to enjoy an annual increase in salary. However, the tables have now turned, and while private sector pay awards are beginning to pick up, the public sector is subject to a two-year pay freeze. We look back in detail at pay bargaining in the public sector during 2010, including details of how employees covered by all the salary review bodies have fared, as well as civil service departments and local government employees. The fate of public sector workers is put into context by our monthly review of pay trends. This not only reveals that pay settlements overall are now at a steady 2%, but that early pay awards for 2011 are settling slightly above this level. The gap between pay awards in the public and private sectors is only going to get wider as the year progresses. Sheila Attwood Pay and benefits editor, XpertHR Pay Intelligence blog Perspectives on the changing world of pay, including news, commentary and analysis on pay issues, law, employee relations, recruitment, retention, reward and work organisation. Get more out of XpertHR › Model policies › Good practice guides › Line manager briefings › Salary surveys Tools for subscribers › My XpertHR › User guide › Advanced search › XpertHR feeds Customer services › Password reminder › Email the helpdesk or call 0845 671 1110 › Read previous newsletters Forward to a colleague xperthr.co.uk This email has been sent to luke.smith@rbi.co.uk Unsubscribe from future pay and benefits emails. Disclaimer This message is intended only for the use of the person(s) ("Intended Recipient") to whom it is addressed. It may contain information, which is privileged and confidential. Accordingly any dissemination, distribution, copying or other use of this message or any of its content by any person other than the Intended Recipient may constitute a breach of civil or criminal law and is strictly prohibited. If you are not the Intended Recipient, please contact the sender as soon as possible. © Reed Business Information Ltd +44 (0)20 8652 3500 | Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy Registered Office: Reed Business, Quadrant House, 9th Floor, The Quadrant, Sutton, SM2 5AS. Registered in England & Wales: 151537