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Bah! | Pay frozen for Father Christmas in 2025 - as Elves reach higher shelf

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It’s set to be a blue Christmas for Santa this year, new research suggests, with Father Christmases in the UK set to see their pay rates remain unchanged from December 2024.

Incomes Data Research (IDR), an independent research organisation specialising in pay and employment, found that Santas will earn a median £15.00 per hour for the second year running.

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