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date: 18 February 2016

Productivity gap shows the UK needs to create more quality jobs, says TUC

Commenting on figures published today by the Office for National Statistics, which show that productivity in the UK is well below the average for the rest of the major G7 advanced economies, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said:

“For all the good news on rising employment, the UK is still not creating enough quality jobs.

“The yawning productivity gap between us and other countries shows how much room there is for us to do better.

“The loss of middle-income jobs, in vital industries like steel, is holding the economy back and dragging down pay.”

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