As is always the case with pay deals, comparisons are tough.

This was part of the play or pay deal.

When have they ever had a reasonable pay deal which puts them level with the private sector?

A national ballot of members overwhelmingly agreed the pay deal.

He has warned of a cost cutting agenda for future pay deals.

"They are not going to put up with inflation-boosting pay deals."

Slowly but surely, information about secretive City pay deals is being exposed.

Having fallen below 3%, pay deals are set to fall further still provided the public sector keeps to its 1.5% limit.

He claimed public sector pay deals are distorting the labour market.

Other scenes in the episode showed them negotiating a pay deal and assessing the threat of government cuts.

In 2005 a prolonged period of strike action was only ended following a massively improved pay deal.

IDS said that very few pay deals were being struck at the 1% figure.

'We want a pay deal now to solve all our problems and a formula which would prevent us from taking action in future.'

PAY deals in the manufacturing and service industries fell sharply over the past year.

Shareholders can already vote against pay deals, and although the vote is 'advisory' it simply never happens.

Currently, at annual meetings, shareholder votes on pay deals are not binding, and the government is considering a change.

Bob Crow managed to get a pay deal for the tube drivers this year which will see them earn £50k per year.

Sinking feeling: the plumbing industry reneged on its 'inflation-proof' pay deal.

"The Socialists are proposing a law that would put in place a maximum salary and end these unbelievable pay deals."

PO says pay deal will hit profits.

However, when she felt confident enough, she attempted to renegotiate her pay deal and was promptly fired.

The Goldman numbers relate to 2010 - but still provide an illustration of how pay deals are constructed in the City.

On June 12, 2003, the dispute ended with the firefighters accepting a pay deal worth 16 percent over three years linked to changes to working conditions.

Students face disruption over rejected pay deals.

Business secretary Vince Cable is backing the move to give shareholders an effective veto over pay deals.