IDS Pay Report monitors the pattern of pay settlements and other changes in terms and conditions of employment, including working time, in the context of the changing labour market. Recent issues have covered:

• Will the credit crunch affect pay reviews? - employees' concerns about rising costs, including housing, are likely to play a role in negotiations around pay reviews, as will employers' ability to pay …more in IDS Pay Report 998
• Manufacturing remains optimistic despite woes of financial markets - according to a survey by the EEF, manufacturers continue to record growth and remain optimistic about the future despite broader concerns about the economy …more in IDS Pay Report 997
• Inflation remains a concern for policy-makers and wage-setters alike - we consider how upward pressures on inflation, such as higher global prices for engery and food, are likely to affect pay bargaining …more in IDS Pay Report 996
• How far is pay determination changing, asks CIPD - we look at how pay is determined in organisations and the factors that are dominant influences on the size of budgets for pay increases …more in IDS Pay Report 995
• Pay pressures persist despite uncertain economic outlook - despite - or perhaps because of - the uncertain economic outlook, upward pay pressures remain in play and sectors in which earnings are showing strong growth include utilities, wholesale, chemicals, textiles, construction and transport and communications …more in IDS Pay Report 994
• What's giving rise to Scottish variations in pay bargaining outcomes? - a number of key pay negotiations over the past eight months or so seem to have taken a different turn in Scotalnd from that taken in the rest of the UK. We look at the differences in pay bargaining between Scotland and the UK …more in IDS Pay Report 993
• Higher inflation and economic uncertainty set tone for 2008 pay round - the the January pay round takes place in a more uncertain economic climate than for many years, with risks from the credit crisis in finance …more in IDS Pay Report 992
• More employers in retail pay ahead of the NMW - the NMW appears to be having less of an impact on employers than it has done in previous years. The lower increase in the minimum wage in 2007 has provided many retailers in particular with an opportunity to pay rates above the statutory level of £5.52 an hour …more in IDS Pay Report 991
• Average earnings for full-time employees hit £30,000 a year - average earnings of all full-time employees reached £29,999 in April 2007, however this figure is heavily influenced by the incomes of highly-paid individuals and a large proportion of employees earn below this level …more in IDS Pay Report 990
• Experimental pay figures show strong growth in average earnings - we look at the differences between the latest figures under the experimental Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) series from the Office for National Statistics and the Average Earnings Index …more in IDS Pay Report 989
• Is now a good time to reach long-term deals on pay and conditions? - most multi-year deals have links to inflation in their subsequent stages, therefore a key question when it comes to a judegment on the potential popularity of long-term deals is whether inflation will remain relatively low and importantly, predictable …more in IDS Pay Report 988
• Low Pay Commission maintains caution on minimum wage rises - the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rose to £5.52 an hour from 1 October 2007, representing a 3.2 per cent increase, the lowest since 2002. This is the first time since 2002 that the Low Pay Commission's recommendation has not kept pace with average earnings. We look at the history of the NMW rises and the impact of the 2006 NMW rise …more in IDS Pay Report 987
• Pay and bargaining prospects 2007/08 - this special issue contains our annual analysis of the outlook for pay bargaining over the coming year. We summarise the key issues, looking at inflation forecasts to the end of 2008, the trends in pay settlements over the past year across the economy and sector by sector, and the pay rises already set for next year under long-term deals …more in IDS Pay Report 986
• A testing time for public sector pay bargaining institutions - we look into what prompted the unoffocial walkout by the Prison Officers' Association at the end of the summer and put public sector pay under the spotlight …more in IDS Pay Report 985
• Should the National Minimum Wage vary by region? - we discuss the reality of low pay and the difficulty of varying the NMW by region …more in IDS Pay Report 984
• Why does earnings growth appear subdued when basic pay is strong? - we explain anomalies and specific movements in the average earnings figures of different industrial sectors …more in IDS Pay Report 983
• UK still bottom of EU-wide league table on holiday entitlement - we look at the impact on employers of recent changes to legislation on statutory holiday entitlement …more in IDS Pay Report 982
• The empty raincoat finds a wearer - we look at changes in the forms of employment over the past two decades …more in IDS Pay Report 981
• Should I stay or should I go? - we look at the results of the latest CIPD survey on recruitment, retention and turnover …more in IDS Pay Report 980
• Are migrant workers reducing pressure on wages? - we question the argument that the increased supply of migrant workers has taken some of the heat out of the labour market, and reduced UK-based employees' ability to negotiate pay increases…more in IDS Pay Report 979
• Highest ever bonus season in finance boosts earnings growth - this spring brought the highest volume of bonus earnings ever recorded in finance as variable bonus payments become a major form of remuneration for the many thousands of higher-paid employees in financial services…more in IDS Pay Report 978
• Age regulations give impetus to changes in employers' policies - this issue looks at the impact of recent age discrimination legislation on pay systems and service-related benefits…more in IDS Pay Report 977
• Trade union membership in the UK - the latest data shows a broadly stable picture of trade union density in the UK, after a long period of decline. Just over 8 million workers are trade union members and one third of all employees are employed in organisations where pay is determined by collective agreement…more in IDS Pay Report 976
• Housing costs increase upward pressure on labour market 'hot spots' - rising house prices and generally strong labour markets are forcing large employers to adapt their pay systems and raise salaries in various 'hot spots' around the country…more in IDS Pay Report 975
• City analysts revise inflation forecasts upwards – all items retail prices inflation forecasts to summer 2008…more in IDS Pay Report 974
• Private sector forges ahead as Government curbs public sector pay and policy impacts on NMW..the gap between pay increases in the private and public sector is set to widen, following the Government's response to the Review Body awards and government policy on pay may also have influenced the LPC's recommendation for the NMW increase due from October.more in IDS Pay Report 973
• Inflation forecast to rise to 4.4% then slow down later in 2007 –according to our latest review of inflation forecasts, inflation as measured by the RPI is projected to rise over the next two months to 4.4%...... more in IDS Pay Report 972
• Figures show greater concentration of women's earnings at low-paid end - the distribution of average gross weekly earnings for full-time men and women clearly illustrates the gender pay gap, with women's earnings concentrated at the lower end of the earnings distribution. more in IDS Pay Report 971
• Rising inflation prompts sharp rise in pay settlement levels - our latest pay databank analysis shows a sharp rise in the median settlement level, for the three months to January 2007. This rise is almost wholly due to increasing inflation.more in IDS Pay Report 970.
• Inflation forecasts for 2007 crucial to New Year pay round- our latest round of inflation forecasts shows inflation, as measured by the RPI, is forecast to be above 4% for the first four months of the year… more in IDS Pay Report 969
• First January pay deals bunched between 3 and 4 per cent- pay bargaining at the busiest time of the year takes place against a backdrop of a fairly robust labour market but also rising inflation… more in IDS Pay Report 968
• The impact of the NMW in 2006 and prospects for 2007– the raising of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) each October has both direct and indirect effects. We examine some of these effects and look at what the level of the NMW might be in October 2007… more in IDS Pay Report 967
• Earnings for key public sector jobs– latest figures from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) for key public sector jobs show that since 2000 earnings rises have been mostly modest though they also show the impact of various measures taken to deal with recruitment and retention problems… more in IDS Pay Report 966
• City bonus payments outstrip average earnings – latest figures from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) show that average incentive pay for male full-time employees in the City of London reached £35,769 a year in April 2006, this is higher than the total average earnings figure for male full-time employees in the rest of the economy … more in IDS Pay Report 965
• Government sends tough signal to public sector over 2007 pay rises – the Treasury calls for NHS review bodies to award pay increases of just 1.5% to doctors and nurses in 2007. This is below the Government’s own inflation target of 2% ... more in IDS Pay Report 964
• Skill shortages boost pay rates in value-added sectors of the economy –parts of the UK economy are still finding it difficult to attract workers with the necessary skill levels required. New IDS surveys of pay in call centres and engineering show that pay levels have risen on the previous year, against a backdrop of recruitment and retention problems … more in IDS Pay Report 963
• Pay and bargaining prospects 2006/07 – this special issue contains our annual analysis of the outlook for pay bargaining over the coming year. We summarise the key issues, looking at inflation forecasts to the end of 2007, the trends in pay settlements over the past year across the economy and sector by sector, and the pay rises already set for next year under long-term deals... more in IDS Pay Report 962.