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to lift the 1% cap on pay increases for public sector workers. speaking to the bbc this morning, mr gove said ministers would fully take on board the integrity of the pay review process . some backbench tory mps have argued austerity lost the party seats at last month s general election. pay rises for five million public sector workers have effectively been capped at 1% since 2013, before which there was a two year freeze on pay for all but the lowest paid workers. our political correspondent emma vardy has been following developments. it is important to remind people that that cap since 2013 was all part of these austerity measures, this drive to get down the deficit. at now, we re hearing that public pay review bodies are expected to recommend pay rises soon. michael gove has made it pretty clear that if the recommendations are for pay rises, that he believes the government should accept this, saying the government should respect the integrity of that process. but mi ....
recommend a rise, then the government should accept it. i think we should listen to the pay review bodies who govern each individual area of public sector pay. public sector workers have effectively had ai% sector workers have effectively had a 1% cap on pay rises since 2013 and a 1% cap on pay rises since 2013 and a two year pay freeze before that. there are eight independent bodies which make recommendations to the government about the pay of public sector workers including teachers, police and nhs staff. but the government is not bound by these recommendations are. it is up to the prime minister and the various secretaries of state to decide how to respond to their advice. there has been scepticism over weather the pay review bodies are truly independent. they work under the overall strategy set by the government? they take account of that, but they also take account of other questions as well, including the numberof other questions as well, including the number of p ....
michael gove, has suggested the government could support a lifting of the 1% pay cap for public sector workers as calls grow for ministers to ease austerity measures. he told the bbc‘s andrew marr show the government should respect the integrity of the independent bodies that review pay for groups including nurses, teachers and the police. our political correspondent emma vardy reports. complaining about seven years of austerity, not one day more was the slogan for protesters yesterday. the plan to drive down the deficit has meant year after year of pay freezes and caps for some five million public sector workers. but that could be about to change. the environment secretary, michael gove, said that if independent pay review bodies recommend a rise, then the government should accept it. i think we should listen to the pay review bodies who govern each individual area of public sector pay. public sector workers have effectively had a 1% cap on pay rises since 2013 a ....
the environment secretary, michael gove, has suggested the government could support a lifting of the 1% pay cap for public sector workers as calls grow for ministers to ease austerity measures. he told the bbc‘s andrew marr show the government should respect the integrity of the independent bodies that review pay for groups including nurses, teachers and the police. our political correspondent emma vardy reports. complaining about seven years of austerity, not one day more was the slogan for protesters yesterday. the plan to drive down the deficit has meant year after year of pay freezes and caps for some five million public sector workers. but that could be about to change. the environment secretary, michael gove, said that if independent pay review bodies recommend a rise, then the government should accept it. i think we should listen to the pay review bodies who govern each individual area of public sector pay. public sector workers have effectively had a 1% cap on p ....
yea rs favourite, even though he isjust 35 years young. if you can t make of the south west london, it is available to watch across the bbc. it was confirmed he and his wife are expecting their second baby. the couple, who married in 2015, already have a one year old daughter, sophia. now a weather forecast. have a one year old daughter, sophia. now a weatherforecast. most of us have seen some decent sunshine today but what about the prospects for the week ahead? it looks like we will have some further spells of sunshine but a band of rain will affect central areas of the uk for tuesday. after that later than we could all turn hot and humid particularly across england and wales. much of england and wales have had a fine day with lots of sunshine. beautiful skies in cornwall. as we go through this evening and overnight, a week with a front will slide southwards from scotland and northern ireland in the northern england, wales and the south of england. there will be some ....