Forward to a colleague View as a webpage Add us to your white list Quick Links »   Public sector   Pay trends   News and views from XpertHR   Statistics and reference   Blogs Public sector Public sector pay 2011: pay freeze sets in Our review analyses the state of play in public sector pay bargaining during 2011 and looks ahead to what we can expect in the sector in 2012. Top Pay trends Pay trends January 2012 Our provisional data confirms a steady pattern of low pay awards through 2011, although we expect a slight pick-up during 2012. 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 News and views from XpertHR › New Liveflo additions: ordinary paternity leave and pay in a birth situation and in a UK adoption situation › The year ahead: 10 people management priorities for 2012 › Agenda 2012: Employment law key dates › Pension scheme membership lowest for 50 years › Closures of defined-benefit pension schemes to future accrual continue Top Statistics and reference › XpertHR pay trends homepage › Pay review update › Economic indicators Top From our blogs › Unemployment at 8.3% as private sector fails to create enough new jobs › Regional pay riles unions › Pay progression freeze for officers upheld by Police Arbitration Tribunal › Economic commentary January 2012: Welcome to "no-growth Britain"? Top Editor's message PUBLIC SECTOR PAY The Government's pay freeze for civil servants and employees covered by the independent pay review bodies left millions of workers without a pay rise in 2011. However, millions more were affected when it spread to local government groups outside the direct control of the Government. As a result, the XpertHR median basic pay award in the public sector in 2011 stands at nil. Our review of public sector pay looks at all the key public sector bargaining arrangements during 2011. It also considers 2012 and beyond, examining topics including the two-year pay cap, regional pay proposals and the review of public service pensions. The public sector pay freeze is set against awards in the private sector ticking up slightly. Our latest quarterly analysis of pay trends finds that pay awards in the three months ending 31 December 2011 stood at 2.5%, half a percentage point above the previous month's figure. Sheila Attwood Pay and benefits editor, XpertHR 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