UK’s low pay culture traps people in poorly paid jobs, study finds :-: the Guardian

Only one in six low-paid workers in the last 10 years managed to secure a full-time job with better pay, says analysis by Social Mobility Commission

Britain’s low pay culture traps people in poorly paid jobs and prevents them from escaping into full-time work with better pay, according to a major study by the government-backed body that tracks social mobility.

Only one in six workers on low pay managed in the last 10 years to push themselves up the pay ladder and stay there, while most remained stuck in a cycle of part-time and insecure jobs.

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