This is how we solve economic inequality

There are plenty of places they could start: raising the minimum wage; requiring companies to publish the difference between the highest and lowest salaries they pay out; introducing pay ratios; and restoring the bargaining power of workers through embedding collective voice in the workplace. Create...

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Published in:OpenDemocracy (London) 2014-07
Main Author: Shaheen, Faiza
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Inequality
Taxes
Wages & salaries
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Summary:There are plenty of places they could start: raising the minimum wage; requiring companies to publish the difference between the highest and lowest salaries they pay out; introducing pay ratios; and restoring the bargaining power of workers through embedding collective voice in the workplace. Create good jobs around the country Our jobs market is not only geographically skewed towards London and the South East - it is hollow in the middle, as positions are increasingly divided between low-paid jobs in care, retail and hospitality and highly-paid jobs in sectors such finance, law and IT.
ISSN:1476-5888