Living Wage (Scotland) Bill – consultation begins
An MSP has begun consultation on a proposed Bill to require private sector employees working on public sector contracts to be paid the ‘living wage’. The Bill would also require the Scottish Government...
View ArticleThird Class Rating for Welfare Reforms: Mike Tomlinson responds to the...
On 27 February 2012, Owen Patterson MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland debated the Welfare Reform Bill at Queen’s University, Belfast. Mike Tomlinson, Head of the School of Sociology, Social...
View ArticleThird Class Rating for Welfare Reforms: Mike Tomlinson responds to the...
On 27 February 2012, Owen Patterson MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland debated the Welfare Reform Bill at Queen’s University, Belfast. Mike Tomlinson, Head of the School of Sociology, Social...
View ArticleIncome inequality ‘causing economic stagnation’
Income inequality is one of the main culprits behind continuing economic stagnation in the USA, Europe and throughout the world, according to a United Nations report. It says reducing inequality...
View ArticleLink between in-work poverty and low pay is complex
There is no simple link between in-work poverty and low pay in European countries, finds a study funded by the European Commission. Tackling in-work poverty is therefore not as straightforward as...
View ArticleOver 5 million workers on low pay
Over 5 million workers – one in five of the total – are in low-paid jobs, according to a think-tank analysis. Levels of low pay – defined as being below two-thirds of median (average) hourly pay – have...
View ArticleBenefits of London ‘living wage’
Paying a 'living wage' has a range of potential benefits to workers, companies and the government, according to an academic study commissioned by campaigners. The study looked at the experiences of...
View ArticleNearly 5 million workers paid below 'living wage'
As many as one in five workers – some 4.82 million people – are paid less than a 'living wage', according to a new analysis. The study is published by a leading accountancy firm that supports the...
View Article‘Living wage’ increased to £7.45 an hour
Updated figures have been produced for the 'living wage'– the minimum level of pay needed to provide an adequate standard of living for an average household. The Centre for Research in Social Policy...
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 Article1 in 6 EU workers are low paid
As many as one in six employees in the European Union – 17 per cent of the total – were low paid in 2010, according to new statistics released by Eurostat. This proportion varied significantly between...
View ArticleCall for ‘living wage cities’ to tackle low pay
A series of 'living wage city deals' could help the fight against low pay, according to a joint think-tank report. Under such deals, some of the dividend to the Exchequer from cities paying a living...
View Article'Underclass' of low-wage service jobs in Europe
Social and economic change in Europe is driving the creation of low-wage service jobs that constitute a new 'underclass', according to a study funded by the European Commission. The study's author...
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 ArticleProgress for the Poor
Lane Kenworthy, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 176 pp, ISBN 978-0-19-959152-7 (hbk)Reviewed by Stewart LansleyKenworthy examines the relationship between economic growth and changes in living...
View ArticleCall to boost wage share in economy
Publication date: Monday, July 1, 2013Policy-makers should aim to raise the share of wages in the economy as a key part of efforts to escape from the global economic recession, says a new pamphlet from...
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 ArticleCare workers paid below minimum wage
Publication date: Wednesday, August 28, 2013Some domiciliary care workers are being paid as little as £5 an hour – well below the legal minimum wage – according to a report from the Resolution...
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 ArticleCommission wants better deal for low-paid workers
Publication date: Tuesday, September 10, 2013Further government action on low pay is needed to help tackle the problem of in-work poverty, according to a report from the Social Mobility and Child...
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