Use Budget to end wage squeeze, TUC tells Chancellor

Commenting on today’s (Wednesday) labour market figures, which show real wages falling for the seventh month in a row, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said:

“This is the seventh month in a row that prices have risen faster than wages. But ministers are still standing on the side-lines.

“Running the economy is not a spectator sport – the Chancellor must have a game plan to give Britain a pay rise in next week’s Budget.

“Public sector workers are long overdue a decent pay rise. And we urgently need investment in high-skilled jobs to boost productivity.

“With in-work poverty soaring, the minimum wage must be put up to £10 as soon as possible.”