In response to the latest ONS employment and pay statistics published today, Gerwyn Davies, Labour Market Adviser at the CIPD (the professional body for HR and people development), comments:
According to the latest official statistics, pay for employees increased by 2.4% including bonuses and by 2.8% excluding bonuses comparing April to June 2015 with a year earlier. Looking ahead, we expect wages increases to remain moderate, as according to our Labour Market Outlook survey median basic pay award expectations among employers to June 2016 are 2%.
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