Fact checks related to the employment rate, unemployment, pensions and the gender pay gap
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour and the Conservatives have made seemingly contrasting claims about the state of the labour market—here’s what the figures show. Read
A post on Threads claims 9.4 million people in Britain are unemployed, but technically this is the number in the UK who are ‘economically inactive’, not the number who are actively looking for work. Read
Individuals receiving the highest weekly amount for both parts of the benefit receive around £800 a month. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A column by former work and pensions secretary Chloe Smith was corrected after we contacted the MP about the error. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Junior doctors are asking for a pay rise of about 35%—not 26%, which is how much their union says their pay has fallen by since 2008-9. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A bonus suggested by the Labour MP Zarah Sultana would cost more than Mr Bezos’s reported total wealth, let alone any wealth he gained during the pandemic. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Maria Caulfield MP made a number of claims about how much nurse pay increases would cost during multiple media appearances. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves claimed that Britain has “high unemployment” after 12 years of Conservative government. But by historic standards, the unemployment rate is currently very low. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The figure used by Rod Liddle in a Sun column only describes the percentage of those who are already not working. The true proportion is more like one in 25. Read
Health
The health secretary said that a new nurse will typically earn over £31,000 a year on current pay. This is an estimate that includes extra earnings such as overtime. Basic pay for a new nurse is aroun Read
