Teachers' pay settlement set to be published, Government says
The decision is the first since a Cabinet row erupted over the public sector pay cap, amid calls to scrap the measure.
Monday 10 July 2017 13:04, UK
The Government will publish the pay settlement for teachers later on Monday, the Prime Minister's spokesperson has said.
The decision is the first since a Cabinet row erupted over the public sector pay cap, amid calls from opposition parties to scrap the measure.
It is not known at this stage whether the pay deal will be above the 1% cap that is currently in place.
In response to the news, shadow education secretary Angela Rayner tweeted: "We shall wait with anticipation to see what the pay settlement will be."
Pressure has been growing on Prime Minister Theresa May and Chancellor Phillip Hammond to ease the limit on annual rises, which are decided by pay review bodies but have effectively been capped at 1% since 2013.
It is claimed the pay review bodies are likely to recommend figures higher than the cap, which the Conservatives committed to keeping in place until 2020 in their election manifesto.
Boris Johnson is one of those who has backed a rethink on the policy.
A Government source told Paste BN the Foreign Secretary "supports the idea of public sector workers getting a better pay deal and believes the pay review recommendations are right".
"He also strongly believes the rises can be done in a responsible way and without causing fiscal pressures," the source added.
While not expressly suggesting that the cap be lifted for all 5.1 million public sector workers, he followed the Environment Secretary Michael Gove in supporting the work of pay review bodies.
It is understood Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and Education Secretary Justine Greening have also been pushing the Treasury to loosen the fiscal strictures, with wages falling behind inflation.