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Pay Norm

Great Britain · Government / Labour Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1979Date range
2Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1979

James CallaghanJanuary 1979

Government / Labour Party Government

The pay norm in Cabinet is increased from 5% to 9.5%

Roy HattersleyJanuary 1979

Government / Labour Party Government

Made a type of "pay supremo" to enforce the pay norm over his Cabinet colleagues

Names involved

James CallaghanRoy Hattersley

Provenance

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