Economics

U.K. Wages Rise With Post-Lockdown Scramble for Staff

  • Near-record numbers of job ads posted in first week of August
  • ‘Pingdemic’ is reducing the pool of available workers
Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
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U.K. wages are rising as companies scramble to recruit workers to help them recover after the last coronavirus restrictions eased in July, a survey showed.