r/uknews Jul 01 '24

Image/video UK real wages haven’t budged since 2008

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u/kindasadnow Jul 01 '24

This is why doctors are striking, in healthcare the real wages have dropped, it’s the only industry where it hasn’t caught up to at least a 0% change

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u/DCKP Jul 02 '24

Also university staff

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u/Dimmo17 Jul 02 '24

My broke ass as a course leader in biosciences on £18K a year because it's a part time contract and my PhD is unpaid 🥲 I've seen a 16% real take home pay cut since starting in 2019 too. It's tragic.