Employment and pay recovery must reach every region and sector, says TUC
“Renewed employment growth is welcome and while there are still years of lost ground to make up it’s good to see private sector wages rising. But public sector workers are increasingly falling behind. The challenge now is delivering a recovery that works for everyone across the country, regardless of which region or sector they work in.
14 October 2015
Commenting on the latest labour market statistics published today (Wednesday), by the Office for National Statistics, which show renewed employment growth, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said:
“Renewed employment growth is welcome and while there are still years of lost ground to make up it’s good to see private sector wages rising. But public sector workers are increasingly falling behind. The challenge now is delivering a recovery that works for everyone across the country, regardless of which region or sector they work in.
“Despite today’s improvements, it is also clear that there is still spare capacity in the jobs market. With inflation at zero, and rising numbers of workers in temporary jobs looking for full-time work, there is no case for immediate rate rises.”
NOTES TO EDITORS:
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