Public sector pay 'still frozen'

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Public sector workers, including NHS and council staff, are continuing to be hit by a pay freeze, while employees in some private firms are seeing wage rises ahead of the rate of inflation, according to new research.

Around two-thirds of pay reviews in the public sector are leading to pay being frozen, with a few exceptions at councils in the South East not covered by national bargaining, said pay analysts Incomes Data Services (IDS).