The STUC report is based on six focus groups which were held with union members in distribution, retail, hospitality and the creative industries as well as with activists from the Better than Zero campaign and members of the STUC’s black workers, youth, and women’s committees. The report provides an insight into the way these members see their work and the impacts on their lives. It confirms some of the views held within the movement and wider society about the nature and impact of insecure work, but it also challenges some pre-conceptions. The report offers recommendations for both trade unions and policy makers in meeting the challenge of organising and legislating to increase security and build workers’ power.
October 2019
The UK’s Minimum Wage laws allow workers to be paid less based on their age, even if their job, skills, and experience match those of colleagues. This study, based on a survey of 100 people working in care homes, bars and restaurants, retail, the postal service, local authorities, fast food outlets, call centres and cinemas, examines the reality of live for young workers paid the minimum wage.
April 2019
