The survey of 478 academies, by the membership organisation and think tank Reform, found that 64.9 per cent of academies have not altered terms and conditions and have no plans to do so.
Just 12 per cent had made changes, such as rewarding staff who take on additional work and those who lead on specific projects, and 13 per cent plan to make changes.
Four out of 10 said they had no need or desire to incentivise staff through altering their pay.
But six out of 10 added that national pay and conditions made it "culturally difficult" to change staff’s terms and one in five said they feared union opposition.
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