Tag Archives: wages

The measures in the Queen’s Speech won’t solve the government’s immigration problem

By Guest | Published: May 8, 2013

Front and centre in today’s Queen’s Speech was the announcement that the government will be limiting the ability for certain migrants to use the Human Rights Act – and its provision for the right to a private and family life – to avoid deportation.

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Did immigration really ‘depress the wages and job chances of working-class Britons’?

By James Bloodworth | Published: April 22, 2013

It’s increasingly becoming accepted, even on the left, that immigration to Britain under the previous government had some negative consequences, one of which was to depress wages and increase job scarcity for the indigenous population.

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Earnings now at same level as 2002 for squeezed middle

By James Bloodworth | Published: February 13, 2013

Real earnings have declined since 2009 and are at the same level as 2002.

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Today’s labour market figures are good, but it is possible to claim too much for them

By Richard Exell | Published: January 23, 2013

Any government would be pleased with today’s labour market figures, but it is possible to claim too much for them, writes Richard Exell.

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Today’s jobs stats are good, but there’s still a great deal of ground to make up

By Richard Exell | Published: December 12, 2012

Richard Exell analyses the latest labour market statistics.

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Jobs stats are encouraging, but with poor growth, serious challenges lie ahead

By Richard Exell | Published: November 14, 2012

Richard Exell analyses the latest labour market statistics.

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GDP growth masks fall in wages and impact on union rights

By Tony Burke | Published: October 29, 2012

Tentative GDP figures draws our attention to the fall in wages and its impact upon union rights, writes Tony Burke.

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Unemployment: Headline figures camouflage underlying picture of weakness

By Duncan Weldon | Published: May 16, 2012

A recovery driven by part-time work and accompanied by falling living standards won’t feel like a recovery to most people, writes Duncan Weldon.

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Headline unemployment fall is good news, but underlying picture remains grim

By Duncan Weldon | Published: April 18, 2012

The ‘recovery’ in the labour market over the most recent quarter has been characterised by part-time work and slowing wage growth; this is not good news.

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“The PM is wrong: the labour market is very weak”

By Richard Exell | Published: January 18, 2012

Richard Exell runs through the latest figures from the labour market, and finds that “it is very weak and the prospects for unemployed people are very poor.”

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