1 in 3 parents with pre-school children spend more than a third of their pay on childcare TUC poll: 1 in 3 parents with pre-school children spend more than a third of their pay on childcare New poll shows working parents spend a big chunk of their pay on childcare TUC says this is putting “huge pressure” on family budgets Union body calls for an urgent plan to get wages rising across the economy – and an immediate increase in the minimum wage to at... Read more
Increasing minimum wage to £10 an hour would give over 170,000 childcare workers a pay rise, says TUC New analysis shows around 173,000 childcare workers across the UK would benefit from raising the minimum wage to £10 an hour Women, young people, and workers in the south east and south west of England would gain the most TUC calls for urgent cash boost to the childcare sector, and an immediate increase in the minimum wage to at least £10 an hour ... Read more
