The responses underline that even central banks, whose primary responsibility is fighting inflation, are not immune to staff dissatisfaction with the sharply rising cost of living. Results of IPSO's survey, which largely focused on pay and remote-working arrangements but also included questions about trust in the board, were sent to ECB staff on Tuesday in an email, seen by Reuters. INFLATION SURGE, PAY BATTLESThe survey was the first by IPSO to ask about trust in top management since Christine Lagarde took over as ECB President in late 2019. The most recent Bank of England staff survey, also conducted in 2019, showed 64% of respondents had "trust and confidence in the Bank's leadership". "The ECB might be preaching lower real wages, but this is not our stance as your staff union," it wrote in its message to ECB employees.

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