Share of jobs paid below UK living wage rises at record rate
https://www.ft.com/content/6e739a13-749c-4cf3-9198-4265baa810fb
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Share of jobs paid below UK living wage rises at record rate
https://www.ft.com/content/6e739a13-749c-4cf3-9198-4265baa810fb
Posted by F0urLeafCl0ver
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Any chance someone could post the article in the comments for us nonsubscribers to the ft.
We need to address wealth inequality. Any politician that stands up and says they are going to do it will win a landslide next election. And for the record this doesnt mean Farage, he doesn’t care about wealth inequality he supports lowering taxes for the wealthy.
Check out Gary Stevenson’s youtube channel Gary’s Economics to have your eyes opened.
Does the living wage go up as fast as minimum wage? If so no wonder people fall behind
This is the stuff that should be posted about 10 times a day 7 days a week on this sub and everywhere. Instead of the hourly immigration rant, maybe people should start pointing their fingers at the real culprits for the socioeconomic downfall of this country.
>The year-on-year rise in low pay — the biggest since the LWF began tracking it in 2012 — marks an abrupt reversal of the trend seen immediately after the pandemic, when acute labour shortages in sectors such as hospitality and logistics prompted employers to offer entry level wages well above the statutory minimum in order to recruit.
The Boriswave Effect 😎
We need to raise the minimum wage quickly. Our economy has to many of these jobs.
Does this mean the benefits that the government have to pay out to support people working on low wages is also going up? The government have to make businesses pay a living wage!