Following the publication of Low Pay: The Nation's Challenge by Alan Buckle, which argues that the framework that governs how the minimum wage is set must change dramatically, that the minimum wage must evolve to address the new, broader problem of low pay and calls for an ambitious target to increase the minimum wage over the course of a Parliament, Frances O'Grady, TUC General Secretary commented:
"...Now after years of real wage cuts, we need to see far greater ambition to achieve fair pay. Unions have long argued that many employers can easily pay more than the legal minimum. This report sets out how government can act to help deliver higher wages in those sectors that can afford to. It's also right that government uses the £138bn it spends in the private sector to boost take-up of the living wage. Alan Buckle's report shows that fair pay goes hand in hand with running a successful economy."
The full report, Low Pay: The Nation's Challenge, can be accessed here: http://www.yourbritain.org.uk/agenda-2015/policy-review-page/low-pay-the-nations-challenge
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