BBCNEWS BBC News January 18, 2022 20:30:00
This afternoon, the refuse collectors who had been on strike pronounced victory, a pay rise of 11% agreed by the council. the union predicts that these demands will spread elsewhere. what we've seen in the last couple of years is that labour has become a sellers market and over a million vacancies in the country and we see huge areas like social care, hgv drivers, gas fitters, there are shortages and employers need to understand it and it is simply not acceptable that people are expected to see a cut in their living while performing an essential service. today's figures show across the economy...