Fact checks related to the employment rate, unemployment, pensions and the gender pay gap
Economy, Business & Finance
Since 2010, when the Conservatives entered government, employment levels have increased by 3.7 million. That can’t necessarily be attributed to any specific government policies. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
In our fifth and final piece we look at what's happened to wages since 2010. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
In our fourth piece of this series we look at the claim that employment is only up since 2010 because of zero hours jobs. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
In our third piece of this series, we look at whether the employment rate is high because people working one hour a week are included as employed. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
In our second piece of this series, we look at the definition of employment. Lots of people think that the government changes the definition of unemployment, so you can’t compare figures over time. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The debate around employment and earnings can be confusing and combative. Our new series explains the facts. Read
The government plans to introduce draft legislation on workers’ rights, but it has not yet come into force. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Treasury estimates 32 million will benefit from tax changes between 2015/16 and 2019/20. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A viral image saying the government subsidises low paid workers at four big supermarkets has gone viral. But where does the data come from? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Real-terms total pay in Great Britain grew by 0.8% in the year to September 2018. Read
