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Guardian: Mass Migration Pushing UK Wages Down |
2015-12-31 |
[Guardian] The growth in wages for UK workers is set to stall at just two per cent next year thanks to the large number of migrant workers waiting to fill vacancies, the Guardian has admitted. Referring to data from the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD), the paper reports that while job creation will remain strong over the next year, wages for most workers will not rise substantially -- and this is in large part due to the high number of migrant workers. While up to 400,000 new jobs could be created in 2016, there is no sign of a skills shortage, thus making it more difficult for workers to demand a generous pay rise. According to separate figures, the number of non-UK nationals in the workforce has rocketed from 986,000 in 1997 to 3.22 million now, thus making up more than 10 per cent of Britain's workforce. Over the past 12 months, three quarters of new jobs created went to non-UK nationals -- 326,000, compared to 122,000 for British workers. |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#7 Heck, they still remember 1389. |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-12-31 11:36 |
#6 I guess, i's a matter of East Europeans remembering 1688, P2k |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-12-31 11:10 |
#5 Well, up till 1688 they tried. Then the Eastern 'Reconquesta' kicked in. |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-12-31 08:49 |
#4 Look it up Pater. Eastern Europe is the one place they're not moving into |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-12-31 08:46 |
#3 Sure you can g(r)om. Just like in the old days people are moving into eastern Europe and the locals head west. |
Posted by: AlanC 2015-12-31 08:14 |
#2 Gee, supply and demand. Flood the labor market and the value of wages declines. Who could have figured that out. Of course the lefty pols will counter with raising minimum wage which then meets a decline in new job creation. |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-12-31 08:13 |
#1 Well, at least, you can't blame Muslims for this. |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-12-31 05:19 |