Low-paid workers bear brunt of coronavirus recession, study shows

One in three of lowest-paid have either lost their jobs or been furloughed, Resolution Foundation finds

Almost a third of Britain's lowest-paid workers have lost their job or been furloughed in the past two months as those earning least bore the brunt of Britain's Covid-19 economic shutdown, a thinktank has said.

The Resolution Foundation said 30% of those in the lowest income bracket had been affected by the damage caused to the labour market by the pandemic, compared with only 10% of those in the top fifth of earners.

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