Britain is facing a cost-of-living crisis, one that is driven by falling real pay. Â There is growing concern, not just about the level of unemployment, but about under-employment; people who are in theory in work but in practice cannot earn enough to make a decent sufficiency. Â The biggest cohort receiving benefits is people in work; […]
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The Resolution Foundation has today  published Low Pay Britain 2013 – a devastating report on how pay in Britain has changed in recent years.  In summary it shows that: the number of people in work earning less than a living wage has risen from 3.4 million in 2009 to 4.8 million in April 2012.  Inflation-adjusted median […]
Ed Miliband has proposed tax breaks to encourage employers to offer a living wage, according to reports in this morning’s Guardian.  Labour, it is argued, wants to reduce the benefits bill by encouraging employers to pay higher wages.  The shadow Treasury team is reported to be considering options. The aims are laudible – better pay, a real […]
