The Review Body has recommended that all judges receive a consolidated one
per cent pay rise this year and is carrying out a major review of judicial pay, which is scheduled to be completed by June 2018.
«That's why I'm delighted to approve a pay deal today which gives heads the freedom to offer their best and most experienced teachers a two
per cent pay rise, something that is only possible because we trust heads and governors to decide how to reward their staff.»
But Greening said rather than all teachers getting a 1
per cent pay rise, schools should be able to choose which staff get rises, which could be based on performance.
Astrea Academy Trust has given its teachers a two
per cent pay rise, despite only a national government increase of one percent, Tes has reported.
Education unions have sent a letter to education secretary Justine Greening, calling for a fully funded five
per cent pay rise for all teachers.
The one
per cent pay rise for teachers is in line with the government's cap on public sector pay rises, which many had hoped would be scrapped.
However, education secretary Justine Greening has said that rather than all teachers getting a one
per cent pay rise, schools should be able to choose which members of staff get an increase, based on performance.
Teachers and other public sector workers have been warned that the one
per cent pay rise promised to public sector staff is not guaranteed.
Scottish teachers are set to receive a 1.5
per cent pay rise after the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT) formally agreed a pay and conditions deal.
Matthew Elliott, chief executive of the TaxPayers» Alliance, said it would be «completely inappropriate» for MPs to approve a 2.56
per cent pay rise.
The Home Office has refused to backdate a 2.5
per cent pay rise to September, in a move officers claim diminishes the value of the award to 1.9 per cent.
The government risks further embarrassment this year as Mr Brown has been uncompromising in his insistence public sector workers such as nurses, police officers and prison guards must accept a 1.9
per cent pay rise to maintain inflation.
Teachers will receive a 2.45
per cent pay rise from September 2008 followed by increases of 2.3 per cent in 2009 and 2010, as agreed by the School Teachers» Review Body.
Asked last month about the government's decision not to give NHS staff the recommended one
per cent pay rise, Ed Miliband said:
The government has offered teachers a 2.45
per cent pay rise this year, with 2.3 per cent pay rises the following two years.
The independent Police Arbitration Tribunal said the 2.5
per cent pay rise should be backdated to September, but only officers in Scotland have been able to claim the full award.
A trade union leader has condemned reports suggesting MPs are pushing for a 66
per cent pay rise to take their salaries to # 100,000 a year.
The government has awarded teachers a 2.45
per cent pay rise from September, above its two per cent target for the wider public sector.
The Mail on Sunday had reported that Labour and Conservative MPs wanted a 22
per cent pay rise over two years.
The new contract awarded consultants a 27
per cent pay rise, bringing their annual income to # 110,000 before private earnings were taken into account.
The government currently faces a backbench rebellion over its attempts to force MPs to accept a 1.9
per cent pay rise, putting them on a par with public sector workers such as police and prison officers.
But those moves will do little to alleviate public anger over the rise, which is well above the one
per cent pay rise being received by public sector workers.
MPs» pay rises are in peril this week, as Labour leader Ed Miliband reportedly mulls ruling out anything more than a one
per cent pay rise after the next general election.
Ken Friar was given a 20
per cent pay rise this year, taking his salary to more than # 1million, and on that Sir Chip had this to say «He's 80 years old.»
The company signed off on a new workplace agreement that gives staff a 6
per cent pay rise over three years, well short of the 15 per cent increase that unions were seeking.
Treasury Wine Estates chief executive Mike Clarke has been given a 30
per cent pay rise to $ 2.2 million after spearheading a strong turnaround at the maker of Penfolds, Wolf Blass and Seppelt.
Late on Saturday, Deutsche Telekom, the German telephone company, agreed a 2.3
per cent pay rise for 17,000 staff this year, plus two increases of 2.1 per cent each in 2013.
Not exact matches
Undies boss tripled her
pay, then sacked 1,850 workers In an act that could only be described as corporate bastardry, shameless executives at Bonds owner Pacific Brands awarded themselves
pay rises of up to 170
per cent while they sacked nearly 2000 workers.
Average factory
pay in China is
rising by 15 to 20
per cent per year, according to the Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
Over nine years, consumers» premiums have
risen by 89.2
per cent as money
paid by their insurers on their claims has
risen by 91
per cent.
According to Statistics Canada, total payments on debt made by Canadian households
rose 6.7
per cent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, and the interest -
paid component climbed 9.2
per cent.
Kmart's same - store sales adjusted for Easter
rose 6.8
per cent during the quarter, as its continued focus on slashing prices
paid dividends.
The net result was that 81
per cent of middle - class taxpayers saw their taxes
rise, and on average
pay $ 840 more annually.
The number of nurses and midwives leaving the profession has
risen 51
per cent in just four years, with those under the age of retirement citing low
pay and poor working conditions.
Downing Street has insisted there is no change in the Government's policy on the public sector
pay cap, after mounting Cabinet pressure for the 1
per cent limit on annual
rises to be eased.
They both received
pay rises of 23
per cent — their salaries
rising from # 80,000 in 2014 to # 98,000 in 2015.
Large majorities think many public sector workers should be given
pay rises above one
per cent, and most Labour voters think their party should support strike action if
pay demands are not met, according to my latest poll.
In March, MPs voted to approve a one
per cent rise in their salary in April and a further one
per cent rise in November, taking the basic
pay to # 60,277 a year.
In the days after the Budget, unease grew as Harriet Harman, the party's acting leader, and Chris Leslie, the shadow chancellor, signalled that Labour would not oppose Conservative policies such as the 1
per cent cap on public - sector
pay rises for four years and the reduced benefit cap of # 20,000 (# 23,000 in London).
If you have a mortgage of # 100,000, just a 1
per cent interest rate
rise would mean an extra thousand pounds to
pay each year.
Meanwhile, official statistics show that in the first three months of this year, public sector
pay rose by 1.4
per cent - whereas private sector
pay did not
rise at all.
GMB general secretary Paul Kenny said the claim was unacceptable at a time when thousands of public sector workers were having
pay rises capped at three
per cent.
The senior salaries review body (SSRB) recommends MPs vote for a
pay rise of 2.56
per cent, noting that they are underpaid compared to people in comparable positions in the private and public sector.
With further
rises in 2009 and 2010 this could allow MPs to claim a
pay rise of around ten
per cent over three years.
But the board which makes recommendations for MPs»
pay is likely to suggest a
pay rise of 2.8
per cent, with many backbenchers threatening to defy Gordon Brown's calls for restraint.
Gordon Brown maintains public sector
pay awards must be below two
per cent to prevent
rising inflation.
When MPs approved a two
per cent staggered
pay rise in May this year, they acknowledged the pitfalls involved in approving their own salaries.
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Public sector
pay rises will be capped to one for two years from 2011, while the 40
per cent income tax threshold will be frozen the following year - hitting anyone earning over # 43,000.
Productivity grew steadily over the period studied:
rising cumulatively by 6.4
per cent in all firms in the low -
pay sectors and by 15
per cent in the large service firms.