Fact checks related to the employment rate, unemployment, pensions and the gender pay gap
Economy, Business & Finance
A survey found 47% of the population think job performance is an important factor in recent job losses, not necessarily the main reason. Read
A widely shared post on Facebook compares the living wage and state pension. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Mayor of Greater Manchester suggested that staff in closed pubs and bars in Bolton had no access to support. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
ITV claimed the Chancellor suggested that people working in the arts sector should retrain and find other jobs. Read
Health
There has been confusion over whether the government had ever planned to launch a ‘back to work’ media campaign. Read
A post on Facebook incorrectly claims that allowing women born in the 1950s to retire at age 60 would create four million jobs for young people. Read
This quote appears to be a fabrication. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
People can be supported by the state in lots of ways, by employment, benefits or pensions. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Average wages excluding bonuses have surpassed the 2008 peak, but wages including bonuses haven’t yet. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The prime minister is wrong to claim that a government prediction about the benefits of Universal Credit has already come true. Read
