By Chris Dorrell Pay pressures continued to ease over the summer in a sign that the risk of persistent inflation might be dissipating, according to a closely watched survey, . Research from KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) showed that starting salary inflation for permanent members of staff dipped to its weakest level since March. Temporary pay, meanwhile, rose at its weakest pace in three-and-a-half years. Strong wage growth has been a concern for policymakers at the Bank of England due to fears that it could keep cost pressures elevated, particularly in the labour-…