One in five employees is "vulnerable and likely to be exploited" says a report presented by the TUC at its annual conference, written by the independent office Policy Studies Institute, and based on official statistics. (Ref 06907)
Weakened workers. The study places in the “vulnerable” category 5.3 million salaried workers who, on the one hand earn less than two thirds of the medium hourly wage (9.56 pounds) and who, on the other hand, no longer have unions to defend them and negotiate their working conditions. It is “a significant minority who knows insecurity, low pays, and bad treatments,” said Brendan Barber, the general secretary, during the opening conference. “Those are the people who clean our desks and serve our
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