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U.K. Wage Inflation Emerges With Post-Lockdown Staff Shortages

  • Surveys show employers paying more to attract employees
  • Brexit and the pandemic cut the flow of workers from abroad
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British companies are raising wages more rapidly to overcome difficulties in attracting staff, adding to upward pressures on inflation as pandemic restrictions ease.