Poverty Britain, It is not getting better
4.8m Britons ‘earn below living wage’ and the average worker has lost £30.30 since financial crisis began.
Low Pay Britain 2013 published by the Resolution Foundation shows the Economic downturn has pushed a further 1.4 million employees below the Living Wage — the rate deemed necessary for a basic standard of living.
It also shows that 4.8 million Britons (20 per cent of all employees) earn below the Living Wage — a leap from 3.4 million (14 per cent) at the height of the recession in 2009.
Alongside this report the Trades Union Congress says average pay fell 6.3% from 2007 to 2012, a real-terms loss of £30.30 for those working a 40-hour week.
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