18 Jan, 2026

Full-time pay growth hits after Budget high of 1%

London, 10 July 2025: Full-time pay in June saw its largest month-on-month increase since Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her Autumn Budget in October.  Employment Hero’s June Jobs Report uses real-time data from 105,000 employees across small and medium-sized businesses with 1-500 employees in the UK.  Data shows wages in June were 1% higher than May […]

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Pay growth flat at 0% as SMEs prepare for jobs tax

London, XX February: Workers at UK SMEs are not seeing sustained growth in wages as their employers prepare to pay the Government more from April, not their employees, as new legislation announced at October’s Budget kicks in. Employment Hero’s SmartMatch Salary Report uses real-time data from 90,000 employees across small businesses with 1-500 employees in […]

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