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| Wales low pay worry for women in part-time work | Wales low pay worry for women in part-time work |
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| "Poverty pay" is a reality for more than 40% of women working part-time in Wales, union campaigners have claimed. | "Poverty pay" is a reality for more than 40% of women working part-time in Wales, union campaigners have claimed. |
| Dwyfor Meirionnydd and Alyn and Deeside are named as constituencies where more than 70% of such women earned less than the living wage of £7.85 an hour. | Dwyfor Meirionnydd and Alyn and Deeside are named as constituencies where more than 70% of such women earned less than the living wage of £7.85 an hour. |
| Swansea East had the best record at just over 30%, according to the TUC. | Swansea East had the best record at just over 30%, according to the TUC. |
| Wales TUC national officer Julie Cook said: "Our labour market is failing to deliver for many women." | Wales TUC national officer Julie Cook said: "Our labour market is failing to deliver for many women." |
| Cost of living | Cost of living |
| She added: "Those looking to work part-time or on a flexible basis are too often restricted to low-level and low-paid positions that do not make the most of their skills." | She added: "Those looking to work part-time or on a flexible basis are too often restricted to low-level and low-paid positions that do not make the most of their skills." |
| The trade unions' body released its analysis to mark Part-time Equal Pay Day. | The trade unions' body released its analysis to mark Part-time Equal Pay Day. |
| The Living Wage Foundation, part of the charity Citizens UK, claims the statutory minimum wage - currently £6.50 an hour - is not enough to cover the basic cost of living. | The Living Wage Foundation, part of the charity Citizens UK, claims the statutory minimum wage - currently £6.50 an hour - is not enough to cover the basic cost of living. |
| Official statistics for 2014 showed that just under a quarter of all workers and 15% of full-time workers in Wales earned less than the foundation's estimated living wage of £7.85 an hour. | Official statistics for 2014 showed that just under a quarter of all workers and 15% of full-time workers in Wales earned less than the foundation's estimated living wage of £7.85 an hour. |
| The principle of a living wage has won support across the political spectrum, although its exact level and whether it should apply to public and private sectors have been matters for debate. | The principle of a living wage has won support across the political spectrum, although its exact level and whether it should apply to public and private sectors have been matters for debate. |
| In his post-election budget in July, Chancellor George Osborne announced plans to replace the minimum wage with what he called a national living wage of £7.20 in April 2016, rising to £9 an hour by 2020. | In his post-election budget in July, Chancellor George Osborne announced plans to replace the minimum wage with what he called a national living wage of £7.20 in April 2016, rising to £9 an hour by 2020. |
| Rhodri Evans, from the Federation of Small Businesses in Wales, said around half of its members paid all staff the living wage or more, but added: "Margins in some sectors mean that it will be challenging for some small businesses to pay staff the new National Living Wage." | |
| CBI Wales Director Emma Watkins said the issue of equal pay should be put "firmly in the spotlight". | |
| "We must focus on tackling the pay gap by providing the right careers advice in schools and boosting support in the workplace for career development," she said. |