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Higher wages are the route to stronger growth and higher living standards, TUC says
“The Government has rightly recognised that higher wages are the route to stronger growth and rising living standards."
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15-year wage stagnation has left average earnings £230 a week lower than their pre-financial crisis trend
The good news of today doesn’t make up for 15 years of unprecedented wage stagnation.
Graph shows how badly the Tories have failed working people
UK living standards have fallen behind those of other industrialised countries
Energy bills set to rise nearly 10 times faster than wages this year, says TUC
“Energy bills are out of control. The government must cancel April’s hike."
Unions slam government in reaction to latest inflation figures
"Workers are sick of seeing their living standards fall"
A damning chart showing how far public sector wages have lagged behind the private sector
ONS data shows that private sector pay grew 6.9% between August and October 2022 while public sector pay grew 2.7%