Number of British workers underpaid by employers falls sharply
Data shows 25,000 workers were not paid fairly in financial year ending in 2025, compared with 52,000 in 2024
Data shows 25,000 workers were not paid fairly in financial year ending in 2025, compared with 52,000 in 2024

Share of job postings that included information on pay fell to 55% in October, down 10 points on a year earlier

Office for National Statistics already under scrutiny over quality of its figures

Organisations with more than 250 staff will need to publish annual figures and earnings distribution rankings

Law bolsters unions, upgrades protections and strengthens enforcement, but it will take years to thrash out details

Workers’ benefits are under threat from a tight job market and a shift to reward individual performance

Weaker than expected figures from payroll processor ADP highlight weakness in labour market