LONDON (Reuters) – British employers are offering higher pay deals in the face of staff shortages and rising inflation, according to a survey published on Thursday when the Bank of England is expected to increase interest rates for the second time in two months. Incomes Data Research, which monitors pay reviews, said employees were typically receiving raises worth 3.0% in 2022, up from 2.0% during 2021 as a whole, and fewer employers were implementing a pay freeze for workers. The 2022 figure was based on 57 pay awards affecting almost half a million employees overwhelmingly in the private sec…