The Caithness Business Index has posted the following article:

Real-term Pay Falls Fuel Strikes - But Increased Public Sector Vacancies Mean The Government Must Follow Private-sector Trends When It Comes To Pay

[IMG][/IMG] 3.9 million working days have been lost to industrial action in the past year - more days than at any point since the 1980s - with many of the strikes fuelled by the fact that highly-unionised public sector workers have experienced average real terms pay falls of over 9 per cent since 2021, the Resolution Foundation said in new analysis published today (Monday). The Foundation's quarterly Labour Market Outlook examines the drivers behind the ongoing strikes and high vacancy rates in the public sector. [Read Full Article]