Pay growth eases as UK starting salary inflation drops to two-and-a-half-year low

KMPG/REC survey watched by the BoE

Valeria Martinez
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Pay pressures in the UK continued to weaken in September as rates of starting salary inflation and temporary wage growth edged down to 30- and 31-month lows, respectively.

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