Even before coronavirus, UK employers expected lowest pay rises since 2017

LONDON (Reuters) - Employers in the United Kingdom expected employees' pay to be subdued in 2020 even before the coronavirus outbreak put British businesses in jeopardy, a survey of private sector employers conducted in January and February showed.The median annual pay rise offered to staff in the three months to February rose slightly to 2.3% from 2.1% in the three months to January, human resources data provider XpertHR said.Employers in the private sector said they expected to make a median..