Society damaged by low pay jobs ‘epidemic’

Jeremy Corbyn has called for action to end an “epidemic” of low pay and job insecurity which he said was damaging the whole of society.

Speaking to the TUC annual conference in Brighton, Mr Corbyn dismissed a Government promise of flexibility on public sector pay as an attempt to “divide and rule” workers and promised that Labour would scrap wage restraint.

And he accused Theresa May of failing to stand up to employers like Sports Direct and Mcdonald’s, which have been criticised over pay and conditions.

“Modern Britain is marked by growing insecurity at work,” said Mr Corbyn. “This escalating insecurity is not only bad for individual workers and their families… it is also bad for our economy and for our whole society.”