Employment figures hide real story of Tory failures on pay and insecure work - Margaret Greenwood

Commenting on today's employment figures, Labour's Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Margaret Greenwood MP said:

"Today’s figures hide the real story of the labour market under this Government: people are earning less than they did in 2008, and millions of workers are stuck in insecure jobs.

"More families are working harder to get by, but the rising cost of living and low pay means that a job is no longer a reliable route out of poverty.

"We desperately need change. That's why the next Labour government will make tackling the crisis in low pay and insecure work a priority.

"Labour will ban zero-hour contracts, end the public sector pay cap and introduce a Real Living Wage of £10 an hour by 2020."