Britain’s low-paid face decade of wage squeeze

Global competition and automation will affect those earning up to £15,000

The wages of 10 million low-paid workers have stalled for two decades and face pressure for a decade to come, according to a bleak assessment of Britain’s future jobs market.

Global economic competition, automation, the shift to the gig economy and a widening regional divide will see further pressure placed on the incomes of those earning between £10,000 and £15,000, it warns.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2xCXEBn