Sentences with phrase «wage inequality by»

Though wage inequality by this measure has grown at a constant pace since 1979, since 2000, something other than the college wage premium mostly drove it up.

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She added that a national minimum wage could benefit Ramaphosa by tackling deep - rooted inequality and poverty as well as giving his African National Congress party an «electoral boost in 2019,» when the country next heads to the polls.

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â $ œThe preaching goes on, interrupted with dutiful â $ ˜amens.â $ ™ It would be nice if someone would read this sad - eyed crowd the Sermon on the Mount, accompanied by a rousing commentary on income inequality and the need for a hike in the minimum wage.

The problem was that Miliband's approach was simultaneously too minimalist (raising the minimum wage to # 8 an hour over the period of five years was hardly going to redress inequalities) and was presented in an angry and divisive language that was bound to be badly received by the right - wing press.

This was Michael's link to his LabourList piece, arguing that «Now of course, we all know the background behind the idea: the shocking levels of inequality, the people struggling to get by, working huge numbers of hours, living in a heavily taxed world, and trying to do it all on a terribly low wage.

«Wage inequality, educational inequality and social immobility are all inter-related and are all affected by education, and the rising wage returns to education seem to be a likely mechanism in generating or at least exacerbating these inequalities.&raWage inequality, educational inequality and social immobility are all inter-related and are all affected by education, and the rising wage returns to education seem to be a likely mechanism in generating or at least exacerbating these inequalities.&rawage returns to education seem to be a likely mechanism in generating or at least exacerbating these inequalities.»

While income inequality as measured by the change in minimum wage relative to the change in national income improved (by 1.8 %) during the 2001 to 2008 period, it has seen a major decline since 2008, with the worst decline -LRB--5 %) occurring during John Mahama's tenure as President.

However, many studies by economists tend to support the minimum wage increase saying that it will decrease income inequality and reduce poverty.

The story of the jobs market over the last few decade has not just been one of peaks and troughs; Britain's economy has been marked by wage inequality.

Hardened by years of lower incomes, wage inequality, living with mom and dad, and renting, they are finally entering the market with big dreams and a clear head.