It’s simply unfair that young workers can be paid less for doing the same job as those older than them. It is time to bring an end to outdated youth rates so that all workers earn a fair wage.
Work Your Proper Hours Day is part of the battle against long hours and excessive unpaid overtime. We’re encouraging workers finish their shifts on time. And managers are encouraged to support staff by setting reasonable workloads and putting in place workplace policies to protect against burnout.
As workers struggle to stay afloat, it is clear that higher wages have to be at the heart of the UK’s economic strategy. We need to transition the economy to high-wage, high-skilled and secure jobs. And shift our economic model away from a reliance on low-paid and insecure work.
Labour market figures have revealed this week that real wages are plummeting. While it is tempting to look ahead at early estimates of nominal pay growth, these experimental statistics should be treated with caution.
Night workers keep our services running at great personal cost. It’s time the government recognises the sacrifices they make and levels up their working conditions.
Through the minimum wage and public sector pay awards the government controls the pay of more than six million key workers. They must give them a pay rise.