Low pay Archives

Salaries not improving despite economic recovery

Jul 7, 2015 | 0

Despite the economic recovery pay packets are not being positioned in the top 10 percent of the market according to the CIPD, with the voluntary and not-for-profit areas hit hardest.

Number of employees in low-paid work across Britain has increased

Oct 27, 2014 | 0

The proportion of employees in low-paid work across Britain increased from 21 to 22 per cent last...

New report reveals types of people most likely to be trapped in low pay

Oct 22, 2014 | 0

Women in low-paid employment are on average 47% more likely than similar men to be still in low...

New competition to help lower paid staff

Oct 14, 2014 | 0

A competition for retail and hospitality firms to win a share of £2 million to come up with ways...

Low-paid workers remain stuck in low pay for over a decade

Jul 21, 2014 | 1

A new report, Rising to the Challenge:A Policy agenda to tackle low pay, by The Work Foundation,...

An insecure jobs market traps people in poverty, says Julia Unwin of JRF

Mar 12, 2014 | 0

Our reporter Odira Ndulue interviewed Julia Unwin of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. You recently...

Will the recovery benefit everyone? TUC thinks not

Jan 2, 2014 | 0

Whose growth?’ will be the defining political question in 2014 says TUC General Secretary Frances...

Extent of low pay in the public sector is twice as high as previously thought

Dec 11, 2013 | 0

New research from nef reveals the full extent of public sector’s low pay problem. The calculations...

80% of new jobs created pay less than £8 per hour

Nov 13, 2013 | 0

Record levels of under-employment and the longest real wage squeeze in over a century have left...

Ethnic minorities face multiple problems in getting promoted

Sep 26, 2013 | 0

New research published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation shows that promotion possibilities for...

Business Secretary announces measures on low pay and zero hours

Sep 18, 2013 | 0

The Business Secretary Vince Cable announced a package of measures to inject more fairness into...

Long hours and low wages don’t stop homeless people moving into work, new research shows

Dec 13, 2012 | 0

The hostel and benefits systems can make it difficult for homeless people to move into employment...

Government’s flagship employment programme gets off to a promising start, but low employer awareness is hindering progress

Nov 1, 2012 | 0

More than a year after the introduction of the government’s ambitious Work Programme, the...

Low paid workers may get auto-enrolled

Mar 5, 2012 | 0

Low and irregularly paid workers may become “accidentally” caught up in auto-enrolment...

Declining middle market jobs lead workers to seek low wage alternatives

Jul 18, 2011 | 0

A rapid decline in mid-wage jobs is forcing many people to compete for low-wage work, risking...

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