Pay squeeze 'beginning to ease'

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File photo dated 06/02/14 of a collection of coins as more than one in four employers plan to give workers a pay rise this year amid continuing confidence in the economy, according to a new report. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Wednesday March 26, 2014. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) said two out of five firms have not made a decision on wages yet, while one in seven do not plan to increase salaries. A survey of 600 employers showed that three out of four planned to increase staffing in the coming months and half will increase their use of temporary workers. See PA story INDUSTRY Wages. Photo credit should read: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%More than one in four employers plan to give workers a pay rise this year amid continuing confidence in the economy, according to a new report.

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) said two out of five firms have not made a decision on wages yet, while one in seven do not plan to increase salaries.

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