Pay increases 'now running at 4%'
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Pay rises in the private sector are now running at 4%, fuelled by higher inflation, a report says.
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Pay for NHS consultants has risen by 16% in the last three years, with average salaries in excess of Â£110,000, figures show.
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Increases to the minimum wage are beginning to be cause for concern for businesses, the CBI says.
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Council tax is to rise by 4.2% across England and Wales, according to a study commissioned by the BBC.
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There is growing pressure for increases to teachers' pay as inflation rises to higher than expected levels.
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Chief executives at U.S. companies  that shipped jobs overseas won a 46 percent pay hike last year,  more than five times the average CEO raise, while ordinary  workers' paychecks barely budged, a study showed on Tuesday.
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Employers boosted payrolls by a respectable 132,000 in November, but the unemployment rate edged up to 4.5 percent as jobseekers streamed into the labor market by the thousands with the approaching holidays.
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The Bank of England has held its key interest rate at 4.75 percent, opting against a further rise after last month's surprise quarter-point increase.
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Average pay rises in the UK reached their highest level in 15 years at the end of 2007, according to a survey.
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About 1.8 million federal employees would receive a 1.7 percent increase in their basic pay and a 0.5 percent average increase in their locality pay next year under a plan that President Bush sent to Congress yesterday, administration officials said.
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The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates at 4.5% on Thursday - but another rise is expected before too long.
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A report says the minimum wage, due to rise on Friday, has helped clerical, retail and catering staff, as well as traditionally low-paid.
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The directors of Britain's leading companies saw their pay jump 37% over the past year, a survey says.
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Like-for-like rise of around 5% on previous year.
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Council tax bills across England are expected to rise by an average of 4% this year, the BBC learns.
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Rail fares are set to rise by 4% on average next year, but some passengers will have to pay up to 7% more.
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Rail passengers face an average 4% hike in fares from Sunday - which train firms say will improve services.