The Government has announced a pay rise for around 2.5 million public sector workers.
The increase covers over one million NHS staff, as well as school teachers, police officers, prison officers, members of the Armed Forces, the judiciary, senior civil servants, senior military and police and crime commissioners.
However, even those receiving the biggest rises will see their pay increase below inflation, which has risen to 9.4 per cent.
This means a real-terms pay cut for workers, which unions have described as a “kick in the teeth”.
The pay awards vary by profession. Teachers will receive an advisory 5 per cent increase, rising to 8.9 per cent for starting salaries, in an effort to entice more people into the industry.
