UK workers get biggest pay rise in a decade

Average weekly earnings rose by 3.3% in October despite jump in unemployment British workers secured their biggest pay rise in a decade in the three months to October, despite a rise in unemployment that revealed cracks in Britain’s previously robust labour market ahead of Brexit.Average weekly earnings, including bonuses, rose by 3.3% on the year, the biggest rise since July 2008 and comfortably beating a median forecast of 3% in a Reuters poll of economists. Continue reading...