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Wages struggle to keep up with inflation as real-terms pay plummets by 5 per cent
People take part in the Scotland Demands a Pay Rise march and rally organised by the Scottish Trades Union Congress in Edinburgh. Picture date: Thursday September 8, 2022.

UNIONS demanded today that working people need more money in their pockets as wages continue to plummet in value as unemployment figures fall. 

The government’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) latest employment figures showed real pay down 5.1 per cent compared to RPI.

TUC general secretary Paul Nowak said: “Working people have had enough.

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