More than 5m people in Britain suffer low-paid, insecure work
by Richard Partington Economics correspondent from Economics | The Guardian on (#4GZXA)
Living Wage Foundation research shows families struggling to make ends meet
More than 5 million workers across Britain are in low-paid and insecure work, leaving families struggling to make ends meet, according to a campaign calling for more firms to offer guaranteed hours to their staff.
According to research published by the Living Wage Foundation, workers in Wales, the north-east and West Midlands experience the highest rates of low-paid insecure work in the country.
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