Economy, Business & Finance
Labour Manifesto: Insecure jobs
We've factchecked claims from Jeremy Corbyn's speech at the Labour party manifesto launch. Read
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Jobs and work
Fact checks related to the employment rate, unemployment, pensions and the gender pay gap
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour Manifesto: People earning less than the living wage
We've factchecked claims from Jeremy Corbyn's speech at the Labour party manifesto launch. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
How have wages changed over the past decade?
The UK average weekly wage has fallen from around £540 to £520 in real terms over the past 10 years. Wages have levelled off since 2016. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Has employment growth been driven by a rise in insecure, precarious work?
From the statistics, it doesn’t seem like unwanted part-time work or unsatisfactory temporary work has been the major driver behind the growth in employment. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Are six million people earning less than the living wage?
Close but not quite. Around six million jobs pay less than the voluntary living wage calculated by the Living Wage Foundation. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Have wages fallen in the past ten years?
Adjusted for inflation, the official headline measure of median wages has. Read
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Immigration
Are one in nine UK workers migrants?
About one in nine were foreign nationals in 2016. About one in six were born outside the UK. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Unemployment under Labour
The number of people unemployed in the UK was higher at the end of the last Labour government than at the start Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Union membership among young people
4% of the UK population aged 16 to 24 were employees and union members in 2015 and 13% of those aged 25 to 34. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Did the Conservatives break a manifesto promise on national insurance?
The 2015 Conservative manifesto promised not to raise national insurance rates before 2020. The 2017 budget raised the rate of national insurance contributions paid by some self-employed people. Read
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