London: UK Trades Union Congress ,TUC) has called on the government to take action to raise the minimum wage “as soon as possible” to 15 pounds ($17.7) per hour.
It comes in the midst of a summer of significant industrial action as major unions expressed disappointment over a fall in real wages amid rising inflation, the DPA news agency reports.
last week, national statistics office ,ons) revealed that workers saw their wages see a record rate of inflation in the three months to June on the back of inflation.
Regular wages, excluding bonuses, rose 4.7 per cent during the quarter but failed to keep up with heavy inflation, which stood at 9.4 per cent in June and hit a 40-year high last month.
Workers at Britain’s largest port, Felixstow, are already on strike this week.
Postal delivery is also set to be disrupted due to strikes royal message workers who are members of communication labor union (CWU), while journalist daily Mirror Will strike on Friday also.
The current minimum wage for workers aged 23 and over is £9.50, with lower rates for younger workers.
The TUC has said the government should lay out a plan to “strengthen and enhance collective bargaining in the economy” to help raise wages for workers.
The proposals also include corporate governance reform and a “life-long learning and skills strategy” designed to address labor shortages.
TUC Secretary General Francis O’Grady said: “Every worker should be able to afford a decent standard of living. But millions of low-wage workers live wage packets for packets of wages, struggling to make ends meet. , and they are now being pushed to the brink by eye-watering bills and rising prices.
“We cannot go from crisis to crisis. Working families need long-term financial security, which means reversing the disastrous trend of stagnant wages.
“Ministers should introduce fair wage agreements to increase wages and productivity in low-wage sectors.”
It comes in the midst of a summer of significant industrial action as major unions expressed disappointment over a fall in real wages amid rising inflation, the DPA news agency reports.
last week, national statistics office ,ons) revealed that workers saw their wages see a record rate of inflation in the three months to June on the back of inflation.
Regular wages, excluding bonuses, rose 4.7 per cent during the quarter but failed to keep up with heavy inflation, which stood at 9.4 per cent in June and hit a 40-year high last month.
Workers at Britain’s largest port, Felixstow, are already on strike this week.
Postal delivery is also set to be disrupted due to strikes royal message workers who are members of communication labor union (CWU), while journalist daily Mirror Will strike on Friday also.
The current minimum wage for workers aged 23 and over is £9.50, with lower rates for younger workers.
The TUC has said the government should lay out a plan to “strengthen and enhance collective bargaining in the economy” to help raise wages for workers.
The proposals also include corporate governance reform and a “life-long learning and skills strategy” designed to address labor shortages.
TUC Secretary General Francis O’Grady said: “Every worker should be able to afford a decent standard of living. But millions of low-wage workers live wage packets for packets of wages, struggling to make ends meet. , and they are now being pushed to the brink by eye-watering bills and rising prices.
“We cannot go from crisis to crisis. Working families need long-term financial security, which means reversing the disastrous trend of stagnant wages.
“Ministers should introduce fair wage agreements to increase wages and productivity in low-wage sectors.”