The rise was primarily driven by an increase in annual bonus payments and pay is now “largely back to pre-pandemic levels”, PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC ) said.
It comes as workers in both the private and public sectors brace for below-inflation pay rises amid the cost of living crisis, with bills and mortgage costs rising.
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Fly me to the moon? Not tonight, thanks, I'm busy
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Barbados kid leading next generation in all formats
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United have found a classy manager, in any language
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Devastating second-half display sees Reds run riot
A vision of an alternative future turns into a brush with history.
North Korean troops will be cannon fodder' in Ukraine
The North Korean troops being used to bolster Russian forces in Ukraine face becoming cannon fodder” and their presence in the region will not alter the path of the war, said military experts.
McGregor 'took cocaine and raped woman' in hotel
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