Pay Trends Jan 2017 Survey

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* 1. What was your average pay settlement in 2016?

Settlement month

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* 2. What average settlement is expected for 2017?

Settlement month

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* 3. How do you expect the annual change in total labour costs per employee to compare to last year?

Significantly lower (more than 1%)

Slightly lower (0.1 - 1%)

Unchanged

Slightly higher (0.1 - 1%)

Significantly higher (more than 1%)

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* 4. How do you expect the following factors to affect growth in total labour costs per employee compared to 2016?

	Much slower	A little slower	Same	A little faster	Much faster
Consumer price inflation expectations	Consumer price inflation expectations Much slower	Consumer price inflation expectations A little slower	Consumer price inflation expectations Same	Consumer price inflation expectations A little faster	Consumer price inflation expectations Much faster
Ability to pass on cost increases to price	Ability to pass on cost increases to price Much slower	Ability to pass on cost increases to price A little slower	Ability to pass on cost increases to price Same	Ability to pass on cost increases to price A little faster	Ability to pass on cost increases to price Much faster
Change in non-labour input costs	Change in non-labour input costs Much slower	Change in non-labour input costs A little slower	Change in non-labour input costs Same	Change in non-labour input costs A little faster	Change in non-labour input costs Much faster
Change in company performance	Change in company performance Much slower	Change in company performance A little slower	Change in company performance Same	Change in company performance A little faster	Change in company performance Much faster
Changes in productivity (e.g. tick faster if labour costs grow faster because productivity has improved)	Changes in productivity (e.g. tick faster if labour costs grow faster because productivity has improved) Much slower	Changes in productivity (e.g. tick faster if labour costs grow faster because productivity has improved) A little slower	Changes in productivity (e.g. tick faster if labour costs grow faster because productivity has improved) Same	Changes in productivity (e.g. tick faster if labour costs grow faster because productivity has improved) A little faster	Changes in productivity (e.g. tick faster if labour costs grow faster because productivity has improved) Much faster
Ability to recruit/retain staff	Ability to recruit/retain staff Much slower	Ability to recruit/retain staff A little slower	Ability to recruit/retain staff Same	Ability to recruit/retain staff A little faster	Ability to recruit/retain staff Much faster
Availability of foreign workers	Availability of foreign workers Much slower	Availability of foreign workers A little slower	Availability of foreign workers Same	Availability of foreign workers A little faster	Availability of foreign workers Much faster
National Living Wage	National Living Wage Much slower	National Living Wage A little slower	National Living Wage Same	National Living Wage A little faster	National Living Wage Much faster
Employer pension contributions	Employer pension contributions Much slower	Employer pension contributions A little slower	Employer pension contributions Same	Employer pension contributions A little faster	Employer pension contributions Much faster
Economic uncertainty (inc. UK future trading arrangements)	Economic uncertainty (inc. UK future trading arrangements) Much slower	Economic uncertainty (inc. UK future trading arrangements) A little slower	Economic uncertainty (inc. UK future trading arrangements) Same	Economic uncertainty (inc. UK future trading arrangements) A little faster	Economic uncertainty (inc. UK future trading arrangements) Much faster
Other (e.g. apprenticeship levy; average hours worked) - specify below	Other (e.g. apprenticeship levy; average hours worked) - specify below Much slower	Other (e.g. apprenticeship levy; average hours worked) - specify below A little slower	Other (e.g. apprenticeship levy; average hours worked) - specify below Same	Other (e.g. apprenticeship levy; average hours worked) - specify below A little faster	Other (e.g. apprenticeship levy; average hours worked) - specify below Much faster

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Please make any comments here

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* 6. Which sector best describes your business?

Business services

Manufacturing

Construction (inc. property)

Consumer services

Other

Pay Trends Jan 2017

Pay & Labour Costs Poll

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* 1. What was your average pay settlement in 2016?

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* 2. What average settlement is expected for 2017?

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* 3. How do you expect the annual change in total labour costs per employee to compare to last year?

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* 4. How do you expect the following factors to affect growth in total labour costs per employee compared to 2016?

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* 5. Please make any comments here

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* 6. Which sector best describes your business?

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* 7. Please indicate how many staff are employed. Thank you for your time - findings will be included in future Chamber communications.