The Chief Secretary to the Treasury has said public sector workers should expect wage rises of around 3%, as he warned the Government cannot tolerate “wildly excessive” pay claims. In an interview with the newspaper, the Treasury minister was cited as saying public sector workers should expect rises around the 3% mark. A Treasury spokesperson said: “It is right that we reward our hard-working public sector workers with a pay rise, this needs to be proportionate and balanced with the need to manage inflationary pressures and public sector finances. “Pay for most frontline workforces, including nurses, police officers, prison officers and teachers, is set through an independent pay review body process. “The Government will carefully consider all pay recommendations from the independent pay review bodies this summer once their final reports are submitted.”

Source: The Times June 25, 2022 13:48 UTC