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Low Pay Britain
Date: 2 October 2011
Author: Lee Savage
On 1 October 2011, the National Minimum Wage rose from £5.93 to £6.08, giving a helping hand to families in the face of rising living costs. But there are still 5 million workers – 20% of all employees - earning less than the Living Wage which is designed to provide a ‘minimum acceptable quality of life’.
Snakes and Ladders
Date: 22 September 2011
Author: Lee Savage
The Resolution Foundation has launched a new report investigating the factors which influence an individual's chances of moving up the earnings ladder.
Moving on up? Social mobility in the 1990s and 2000s
Date: 11 March 2011
Author: Lee Savage
There is a general view that social mobility in Britain declined in the second half of the twentieth century, that Britain is no longer a meritocratic country where a person’s life chances are determined by effort and talent rather than by family background. Declining social mobility has been a concern for successive governments and the current coalition Government is no exception having made social mobility its top social policy priority.
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