Introduction

The Unit has a tradition of high quality commissioned and in-house research on low pay and poverty-related issues, highlighting the causes, effects and trends and giving us an influential voice in the policy making process.

We also gather together official data from a wide range of sources on pay, poverty and labour market issues.

Recent briefings

• Budget briefing 2002

• Briefing on London Weighting

Factsheets

• the 'usual suspects - the ten lowest paid jobs for men and women.'

• Poverty Lines  - 2000/01

• Low Pay Thresholds 2001/02

• National Minimum Wage Formula

• Council of Europe Decency Threshold

• Facts about the minimum wage

• Enforcement of the minimum wage

• Facts about low pay

• Women, work and pay

labour market information

• national and regional datafor example, on earnings.

Occupational pay rates

• Index