Earnings gap widens since 1980s
The top 1 per cent of earners enjoyed a real-terms increase of 117 per cent over the 25 years between 1986 and 2011, according to a new official analysis – compared with the average of 62 per cent, and...
View ArticleNational minimum wage has reduced wage inequality
The national minimum wage (NMW) has played a significant role in reducing wage inequality – at least in the bottom half of the wage distribution – according to researchers at the London School of...
View ArticleMinimum wage increases by 1.9 per cent
The national minimum wage for adults will rise by 12p from October 2013 to £6.31 an hour, ministers have announced. This represents a cash increase of 1.9 per cent – but a real-terms cut when compared...
View ArticleFuture of national minimum wage
Publication date: Friday, July 5, 2013A sensible national minimum wage policy can boost pay without harming unemployment, and without large offsetting declines in working hours or non-wage benefits,...
View ArticleCould ‘pre-distribution’ boost the wage share?
Publication date: Monday, September 16, 2013Author/s: Stewart Lansley There has been much debate of the merits of tackling inequality by prioritising ‘pre-distribution` - of attempting to achieve a...
View Article4.8 million people earning less than ‘living wage’
Publication date: Wednesday, September 4, 2013The economic downturn has pushed the earnings of a further 1.4 million employees below the level of the 'living wage' since 2009, according to a new report...
View ArticleLength of time on minimum wage
Publication date: Saturday, October 26, 2013As many as 320,000 people have been trapped on the lowest rung of the pay ladder for five years or more, it has been revealed in a new report from the...
View ArticleOver 5 million paid below living wage
Publication date: Monday, November 4, 2013The number of people paid less than a 'living wage' has jumped by more than 400,000 in a year to over 5.2 million, says a report for the international tax and...
View ArticleLabour's living wage plan
Publication date: Tuesday, November 5, 2013Some of the lowest-paid workers could get pay rises under plans drawn up by Labour leader Ed Miliband. If the party wins the next election, Miliband says...
View Article279,000 jobs ‘pay less than minimum wage’
Publication date: Thursday, December 12, 2013There were 279,000 jobs in April 2013 that paid less than the national minimum wage, according to new figures released by the Office for National...
View ArticleChancellor wants above-inflation minimum wage rise
Publication date: Thursday, January 16, 2014Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has said he wants to see an above-inflation increase in the minimum wage. In an exclusive interview with the BBC...
View ArticleBenefits play key role in preventing poverty – TUC
Publication date: Friday, February 14, 2014Tax credits and benefits play a crucial role in lifting low-paid workers out of poverty, according to new research published by the TUC. An analysis by...
View ArticleMinimum wage policy ‘no longer adequate’
Publication date: Friday, February 21, 2014The national minimum wage in the UK is no longer strong enough to tackle the country’s low pay problems, according to a report from the Resolution Foundation...
View ArticleCommission calls for 3 per cent minimum wage rise
Publication date: Tuesday, February 25, 2014The Low Pay Commission has recommended a 3 per cent rise in the statutory minimum wage from 1 October 2014, lifting the main adult hourly rate from £6.31 to...
View ArticleCall to raise minimum wage to £6.94
Publication date: Wednesday, March 12, 2014The government should have a minimum wage target of £6.94 an hour and create a powerful watchdog to help workers escape low pay, according to the conclusions...
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