Chancellor Rishi Sunak this week announced the freeze for more than three million public sector workers from next April. And public sector workers earning less than £24,000 a year will get at least £250 more. "After a decade of lost pay, yet another pay freeze is no way to reward our key public sector workers. Mr Sunak says he cannot justify public sector pay rises when the private sector has been badly hit. How pay rates have fallen in real termslist below in order shows occupation; pay 2010; real terms; pay 2020; changeResidential care worker £19,126; £23,247; £21,748; -£1,499Firefighter £28,199; £34,275; £31,767; -£2,508Refuse collector £18,453; £22,429; £20,903; -£1,526Teachers £31,552; £38,350; £36,961; -£1,38

Source: Daily Mirror November 28, 2020 22:25 UTC