27 Feb 2017
Wages for workers in the UK fell drastically following the 2008 financial crisis, research from the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has suggested.
The TUC’s analysis of International Labour Organisation (ILO) figures outlined that, from 2008 to 2015, UK real wages fell by 1% a year.
As a result, the UK ranks 103rd out of 112 countries for wage growth during the post-recession period. The business group warned that this ranking is unlikely to improve any time soon.
Wages for German workers, however, rose by 0.9% per year during the period, while wages for workers in France rose by 0.6%, the analysis revealed.
The data also showed that average wage growth across all countries was 2.3%. The median was 1.6%.
Frances O’Grady, General Secretary of the TUC, commented: ‘UK workers suffered one of the worst pay squeezes in the world after the financial crash. And with food prices and household bills shooting up again, another living standards crisis is a real danger.’