Fact checks related to the employment rate, unemployment, pensions and the gender pay gap
Economy, Business & Finance
ITV claimed the Chancellor suggested that people working in the arts sector should retrain and find other jobs. 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
Economy, Business & Finance
There are different ways to measure the number of people who exceed low-pay or low-skill work, but it is more than 15% during the course of a working life. Read
Around 83% of employee jobs in Scotland receive the real living wage or more, this is higher than any of the UK countries, but it lower than in the South East region of England. Read
Despite the disagreement of an audience member on question time, a salary of £80,000 a year puts you in the top 5% of income tax payers. Read
Europe
Government analysis estimated GDP and wages will be lower following Brexit than if the UK remained in the EU. It’s wrong to say the analysis says GDP and wages will fall, as Chuka Umunna claimed. Read
