Economy 2030· Labour market· Low pay Low Pay Britain 2023 Improving low-paid work through higher minimum standards 19 April 2023 by Nye Cominetti and Charlie McCurdy and Greg Thwaites and Rui Costa After a decade and a half of relative economic decline, Britain needs a new economic strategy. And good work must be at its heart – an explicit goal, not a… READ MORE
Economy 2030· Labour market· Low pay Good work How to renew the UK’s economic strategy and put better jobs at its heart Wednesday 19 April 2023 …2030 Inquiry, funded by the Nuffield Foundation – to debate and answer these questions. Following a presentation of the key highlights from Low Pay Britain 2023, we will hear from… READ MORE
Economy 2030· Labour market· Low pay Raising the bar What are the new frontiers for tackling low pay? Wednesday 25 May 2022 …from Low Pay Britain 2022, our annual in-depth examination of labour market trends for low-paid workers, we will hear from leading experts – including world-renowned minimum wage expert Professor Arin… READ MORE
Labour market· Low pay· Pay Low Pay Britain 2021 7 June 2021 by Nye Cominetti and Charlie McCurdy and Hannah Slaughter This year’s Low Pay Britain report looks at the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on those on low pay and what that might mean for such workers as the economy… READ MORE
Labour market· Low pay· Pay· Living Wage Earning back better The future of low pay in Britain Monday 7 June 2021 …how to directly support workers via technology and social entrepreneurship. At a webinar to mark the launch of Low Pay Britain on Monday 7 June, we will hear from BEIS… READ MORE
Labour market· Low pay· Living Wage The evidence backing a higher minimum wage is growing 4 November 2019 by Nye Cominetti …an annual report called Low Pay Britain, where we chart the number of people in low pay. This was a statistic that never seemed to change, hovering at just above… READ MORE
Labour market· Pay· Economy and public finances· Political parties and elections Resolution Foundation welcomes Chancellor’s hugely ambitious plan to eliminate low pay RF says a measured approach is needed to reach this milestone over five years 30 September 2019 …including setting it at the Low Pay threshold, in its recent Low Pay Britain report, which is available here. For more information contact Rob Holdsworth on 020 3372 2959 or… READ MORE
Labour market· Low pay· Pay· Living Wage Low Pay Britain 2019 30 May 2019 by Nye Cominetti and Kathleen Henehan and Stephen Clarke This is the ninth annual Resolution Foundation report on low pay. This year we focus on the minimum wage, for two reasons. The first is that it is driving big,… READ MORE
Labour market Off the floor: Britain’s new low pay challenges Friday 18 May 2018 …in town pays no more than the minimum wage? At an event at its Westminster headquarters, the Resolution Foundation presented the key findings from its latest report Low Pay Britain… READ MORE
Low pay· Labour market· Pay The latest on low pay 26 October 2017 by Conor D’Arcy …had an impact on the proportion of employees considered to be ‘low paid’. As we detailed in our recently-published Low Pay Britain report, the introduction of the NLW in 2016… READ MORE
Labour market Pay day? Tackling Britain’s longstanding low pay problems Tuesday 18 October 2016 …to help workers escape low pay altogether? At an event in Westminster to launch the Resolution Foundation’s report Low Pay Britain 2016, the Business Minister Margot James, who has responsibility… READ MORE
Labour market Over a third of women in their 20s set to earn less than the living wage 2 November 2015 …latest annual Low Pay Britain report is available at resolutionfoundation.org/publications/low-pay-britain-2015/ This work contains statistical data from ONS which is Crown Copyright. The use of the ONS statistical data in this… READ MORE
Labour market· Low pay· Pay The wage floor is rising, but what about the self-employed? 5 October 2015 by Laura Gardiner …analysis reminds us of the financial challenge self-employment represents for many of those who opt for this way of working. Low Pay Britain argues that while the National Living Wage… READ MORE
Labour market Proportion of low paid workers set to fall to lowest level since the mid-80s 4 October 2015 …forthcoming report from the Resolution Foundation. Low Pay Britain 2015 will show that the lifting of the legal wage floor associated with the new ‘National Living Wage’ (NLW) will reduce… READ MORE
Labour market· Pay Is today’s minimum wage rise the calm before the storm? 1 October 2015 by Conor D’Arcy …since its introduction and what lessons can be learned to equip us for the next few years. Findings from the Resolution Foundation’s forthcoming Low Pay Britain report illustrate how the… READ MORE
Labour market Low Pay Britain 2014 30 October 2014 by Adam Corlett and Matthew Whittaker …high-skill sectors and achieve strong economic growth, while at the same time maintaining sizeable rumps of low paid work. Since the first Low Pay Britain publication in 2011, the debate… READ MORE
Labour market Number of low-paid workers across Britain hits record high of over five million 27 October 2014 …will reveal later this week. Low Pay Britain 2014, the Resolution Foundation’s annual audit of low pay across Britain, will find that the number of people earning less than two-thirds… READ MORE
Labour market A record 1.2 million workers to benefit from first real-terms minimum wage rise for six years today 1 October 2014 …Resolution Foundation’s minimum wage report is published ahead of its annual earnings audit Low Pay Britain, which is due to be published in late October. Matthew Whittaker, Chief Economist at… READ MORE
Labour market Low Pay Britain: Failure to act risks generating growth which once again disproportionately benefits a minority 17 September 2013 by Matthew Whittaker …than at any point since 1997. As a result of these trends, our latest audit of the distribution of earnings, Low Pay Britain 2013, shows that the number of people… READ MORE
Labour market· Low pay· Pay Low Pay Britain 2013 4 September 2013 by Matthew Whittaker and Alex Hurrell Economic downturn has pushed a further 1.4 million employees below the Living Wage – the rate deemed necessary for a basic standard of living. Low Pay Britain 2013 shows that… READ MORE
Labour market Number earning below the Living Wage has soared during downturn to almost 5 million 4 September 2013 …Low Pay Britain 2013, by Matthew Whittaker, will be published on Wednesday 4 September. 2. Total numbers of people below the Living Wage are derived from the ONS Annual Survey… READ MORE
Labour market One in five workers on low pay as National Minimum Wage falls again in real terms 29 September 2012 …in real terms for the third consecutive year. The report, Low Pay Britain 2012, shows that the nation’s share of low-paid work has grown steadily over the past 30 years… READ MORE
Labour market Lifting the lid on Low Pay Britain 4 October 2011 The National Minimum Wage rose by 15 pence per hour to £6.08 over the weekend, providing a timely boost to the incomes of the very lowest paid workers. On Sunday,… READ MORE
Labour market· Low pay· Pay Low Pay Britain 2011 2 October 2011 by 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… READ MORE
