Women’s Pay Day reveals ‘shameful’ gender pay gap
Today is when the average woman stops working for free this year compared to the average man
Today is when the average woman stops working for free this year compared to the average man
Here are three facts which show just how bad the Tories have been for the economy, resulting in hardship for households across the country.
The good news of today doesn’t make up for 15 years of unprecedented wage stagnation.
UK living standards have fallen behind those of other industrialised countries
“Energy bills are out of control. The government must cancel April’s hike.”
“Workers are sick of seeing their living standards fall”
ONS data shows that private sector pay grew 6.9% between August and October 2022 while public sector pay grew 2.7%
Unlike in the private sector, the public sector cannot increase its costs for consumers to make up for the higher wages.
Using data from the ONS, the chart shows how much public sector pay has fallen behind that of private sector pay since 2010.
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