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Report: Building working class power

Class discrimination in the workplace is still persistent, according to findings from the Trades Union Congress (TUC).

Report: Building working class power 1

Key findings

  • Graduates with parents in ‘professional and routine’ jobs are more than twice as likely as working-class graduates to start on a high salary, no matter what degree level they attain.
  • Working class families have been particularly hard hit following the financial crash. Around seven million employees in working class jobs have seen their pay flatline over the past decade, while the highest earners have seen pay rises.
  • Working class families have been more affected by austerity and cuts to public services. The TUC found that for families on less than average earnings, cuts to public services have been worth over five per cent of their annual incomes – compared to less than one per cent for above average earners.

To tackle these issues the TUC is calling on government to legislate to: make discrimination on the basis of class unlawful, just like race, sex and disability ; introduce a legal duty on public bodies to make tackling class and income inequality a priority; and make it compulsory for employers to report their class pay gaps.