UK Industrial relations across Whitehall, the health service, education and local government are likely to be severely tested next year in the face of the government’s intention to hold public sector pay rises at its core inflation target of 2 per cent, pay analysts Income Data Services said on Sunday.
Private sector pay increases, however, are expected to be mainly in the range of 3 to 4.5 per cent, on the back of retail price inflation expected to run at about 4 per cent in the last months of this year.
