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Hong Kong civil servants in line for pay rises of up to 4.12%, survey shows

Hong Kong’s civil servants could receive salary increases of up to 4.12 per cent this year, according to preliminary results from a pay trend survey, subject to final approval by t...

Private sector wages lag behind as 2026 becomes the year millions of Britons become poorer, official figures reveal

Official figures showed private sector pay rose by just 2.9 per cent in the three months to April.

Hong Kong civil service chief vows ‘attractive’ pay rise once economy improves

Hong Kong’s civil service chief has pledged to deliver a “reasonable and attractive” pay adjustment once the economy and public finances improve, following the legislature’s approv...

Hong Kong civil servants to get flat 2% pay rise amid fiscal prudence

Hong Kong’s top decision-making body has proposed a flat 2 per cent pay rise for civil servants this year, citing the need for a prudent approach to managing public finances amid a...

Union warns reduced civil servant pay rise after Tai Po fire would ‘bow to populism’

Factoring Hong Kong’s deadly Tai Po fire into a civil service pay review has dealt a blow to staff morale and risks creating perceptions of populism, unions have warned, saying a p...

No talks on public sector pay as deal expires

The latest public sector pay deal has officially expired and formal talks have yet to begin on a successor agreement.

Romania’s new Wage Law envisages moderate rise in public sector payroll in 2027

Romania’s new Wage Law for the budgetary sector, required under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) to unlock EUR 700 million in EU funding, envisages only a modest increase...

Unions to prepare industrial action ballots over pay deal

Public sector unions are to meet to prepare for potential industrial action ballots over what they have described as the failure to establish a basis for talks on a new public serv...

Romania’s government publishes for debate the Wage Law for budgetary sector

The Labour Ministry has published for debate the Wage Law for the budgetary sector, a bill backed by all members of the former ruling coalition under an agreement mediated by the P...

Egypt to Raise Public Sector Minimum Wage to EGP 8,000

Egypt will begin disbursing higher public sector salaries on 20 July, Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk announced on Thursday, 2 July, Thursday, as the new fiscal year 2026/27 budget...

Union leader warns 'no basis' for public sector pay talks

Industrial unrest in the public sector could be on the way after lead union negotiator Kevin Callinan warned that there is currently "no basis" for formal negotiations on a new pub...

Pay Commission Conundrums

Administratively, Pay Commissions are seen as periodic exercises to ensure that the purchasing power of government employees is protected against inflation. While this understandin...

Council's $8.6m payroll defended

Hokitika. Photo: Juergen Schacke/ Wikimedia Commons The Westland District Council’s $8.6 million payroll figure was heavily defended this week when the increasing number an...

How public-sector pension schemes are funded | Letters

Prof John H Arnold and Douglas Russell respond to a letter that said defined-benefit pensions place enormous pressure on public financesProf Stephen Caddick’s letter (26 May) on pu...

Teachers in England to get 3.5% pay rise

Schools will need to fund some of the increase, which unions say will further stretch existing budgets.

Government won’t agree new public sector pay deal ‘at any cost’ - insists Jack Chambers

Public Expenditure Minister says any pay rise for public service workers will have to come from this year’s budget

Labour Court rules on laboratory scientists' pay

The Labour Court has issued a recommendation on a long-running pay dispute involving public laboratory scientists working in the HSE.

Academy school leaders in England face pay cap to curb ‘banker-style’ salaries

Nearly 100 academy chief executives earn more than £200,000 a year, and at least one more than £500,000The era of academy school leaders in England receiving “banker-style salaries...

Cabinet approves a 4% pay raise for military, civil servants and teachers

Armed Forces personnel receive third consecutive above inflation pay rise

UK Armed Forces set to receive a 3.6% pay rise, recognising the dedication and professionalism of military personnel.

Hundreds of council staff in Bristol could take strike action over pay rise

"Council workers are struggling to keep their heads above water"

Fórsa public sector members to be balloted on action

The country's largest public service trade union, Fórsa, is to ballot more than 90,000 members in the public sector to see if they are willing to take industrial action over pay.

Romania’s draft Wage Law for public sector faces mounting criticism

Romania’s draft Wage Law for the budgetary sector is facing growing criticism from multiple professional categories, complicating the government’s efforts to adopt the legislation...

Trade union Unite to ballot public sector members for industrial action

Unite said the decision follows the government’s “failure to table” a meaningful offer on pay after the previous public sector pay agreement expired.