Fall in earnings shows this Government has fundamentally failed working people – Debbie Abrahams

Debbie Abrahams
MP, Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, commenting on the Annual Survey of Hours
and Earnings, said:

 “Year after
year people are worse off. Earnings have fallen again and real wages are lower
than they were a decade ago.

“This
Government has fundamentally failed working people with over 7 million people
now living in poverty in a working household.

“It has also
failed women, who are still being paid on average nearly 20% less than men.
  

“The next Labour
Government will immediately give millions a pay rise by introducing a £10 per
hour real living wage, scrapping the public sector pay cap and taking action to
close the gender pay gap.”