Minimum wage increase must be backed by pay bargaining and job security rights, says TUC
“The TUC has long argued that Britain needs a pay rise, and the new supplement to the minimum wage is a welcome step forward. But despite the pay gains, many of the lowest paid workers will still be left poorer overall because of steep cuts to their tax credits.
3 September 2015
Commenting on research published today (Thursday) by the Resolution Foundation, which finds that just over three million workers will have a direct pay improvement from the new minimum wage supplement, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said:
“The TUC has long argued that Britain needs a pay rise, and the new supplement to the minimum wage is a welcome step forward. But despite the pay gains, many of the lowest paid workers will still be left poorer overall because of steep cuts to their tax credits.
“Ministers have a lot more to do to make sure that Britain has a decent pay, decent jobs economy. Workers need stronger rights to collective pay bargaining, and the government must get tougher on exploitative zero-hours contracts. This will help ensure a stronger and fairer recovery that works for everyone.”
NOTES TO EDITORS:
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