Forward to a colleague View as a webpage Add us to your white list Quick Links »   Survey   Pay trends   Graduate salaries   News and views   Statistics and reference   Blogs Take part in XpertHR research Market-linked pay survey XpertHR is conducting a survey of market-linked pay, which investigates why and how companies are using it, and looks at its outcomes and challenges. Top Pay trends Pay trends February 2012 The median pay award in the three months to the end of January 2012 stands at 2.5%, confirming that the increase seen in the previous rolling quarter has been sustained. Inflation and earnings forecasts, 24 February 2012 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 Graduate salaries XpertHR graduate recruitment survey 2011: starting salaries This report presents salary prospects based on XpertHR's annual graduate recruitment survey and finds that salary levels are frozen for the third consecutive year. Top News and views from XpertHR › Statutory redundancy pay: qualifying rules › Statutory redundancy pay: calculation › Small firms to be given £1,500 to hire first apprentices › New model letters on accidental overpayment of wages Top Statistics and reference › XpertHR pay trends homepage › Pay review update › Economic indicators Top From our blogs › Managers and secretaries share pay rises of just 1.8% › Computer staff salaries show signs of recovery › What's the going rate for a graduate? › Data capability is key to HR impact during economic downturn › Statutory redundancy pay Top Editor's message JANUARY PAY DEALS Our pay settlement figures this month confirm the upward movement in pay awards first noted at the end of last year. In the three months to the end of January 2012, the median basic pay award stood at 2.5%, half a percentage point above the 2% level seen through most of 2011. The good news for employees is that while the level of pay increases goes up, the level of inflation is coming down. Retail prices index inflation fell to 3.9% in January 2012. Our latest analysis looks in detail at the pattern of pay awards, including differences between the manufacturing and services sector. We provide commentary on the outlook for the remainder of the year. You can also see details of the latest pay awards in around 30 organisations in our pay review update table. Our look at graduate salaries reveals that, for the third year running, the median increase in graduate starting salaries was nil in 2011. The median starting salary for graduates covered by the survey is £24,500 per year. This month we are also investigating market-linked pay. Please complete our short survey on the subject. 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