low pay
School support staff play a vital role in education – so why are they on poverty pay?
Too often these positions are not treated as ‘proper jobs'
Almost a million Londoners are trying to survive on poverty pay
Since 2010, the cost of living in London has outstripped wage growth on almost every measure
The Independent finds that not a single high street retailer will guarantee the living wage
Meanwhile a report by the CSJ finds that over a quarter of workers are stuck on low pay for five years or more
Would paying more attract a better calibre of MP? The evidence suggests not
Higher pay would tempt to parliament the low performers of high paying professions, thus pushing out high performers of lower paying professions
Apprentices know all about Ebenezer Scrooge
Many firms appear to be using apprentices as a source of ultra-cheap labour.
There is no evidence that migrants are under-cutting the wages of British workers
We need to apportion blame to the bosses and their business models, rather than scapegoating one group of workers.