Under Paying Jobs UK
@underpayingjobsuk.bsky.social
Raising awareness and shaming UK employers and policy makers that rip off British workers.
I find this Alan Milburn inquiry into youth unemployment massively frustrating.
Either the government are so out of touch they really don't have a clue, or more likely they already know and don't want to do anything about it, and an inquiry delays any changes for another 6 months.
Either the government are so out of touch they really don't have a clue, or more likely they already know and don't want to do anything about it, and an inquiry delays any changes for another 6 months.
December 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I find this Alan Milburn inquiry into youth unemployment massively frustrating.
Either the government are so out of touch they really don't have a clue, or more likely they already know and don't want to do anything about it, and an inquiry delays any changes for another 6 months.
Either the government are so out of touch they really don't have a clue, or more likely they already know and don't want to do anything about it, and an inquiry delays any changes for another 6 months.
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social Let me save you time and the taxpayer thousands:
1. Decades of cutting mental health services and under diagnosis
2. The after affects of isolation from Covid
3. The most stressful working conditions in Europe
4. The cost of living
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
1. Decades of cutting mental health services and under diagnosis
2. The after affects of isolation from Covid
3. The most stressful working conditions in Europe
4. The cost of living
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Wes Streeting orders review of mental health diagnoses as benefit claims soar
Health secretary has asked experts to investigate whether normal feelings have become ‘over-pathologised’
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:28 PM
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social Let me save you time and the taxpayer thousands:
1. Decades of cutting mental health services and under diagnosis
2. The after affects of isolation from Covid
3. The most stressful working conditions in Europe
4. The cost of living
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
1. Decades of cutting mental health services and under diagnosis
2. The after affects of isolation from Covid
3. The most stressful working conditions in Europe
4. The cost of living
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Pension scams are rife at the moment; in my previous role at Hamberly Homes new starters were enrolled into a scheme from day one - schemes they hadn't set up.
Legal and General on behalf of my new employer have claimed I can opt out with the first 36 days - except I can't.
Legal and General on behalf of my new employer have claimed I can opt out with the first 36 days - except I can't.
November 14, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Pension scams are rife at the moment; in my previous role at Hamberly Homes new starters were enrolled into a scheme from day one - schemes they hadn't set up.
Legal and General on behalf of my new employer have claimed I can opt out with the first 36 days - except I can't.
Legal and General on behalf of my new employer have claimed I can opt out with the first 36 days - except I can't.
I wake up to an AI update on my phone wiping out my settings and predictive text.
My job is now AI resourced, with more work, more days and less hours.
I look for a new job via AI powered job boards that require a monthly paid subscription.
Welcome to the era of AI turbo powered enshittification.
My job is now AI resourced, with more work, more days and less hours.
I look for a new job via AI powered job boards that require a monthly paid subscription.
Welcome to the era of AI turbo powered enshittification.
October 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I wake up to an AI update on my phone wiping out my settings and predictive text.
My job is now AI resourced, with more work, more days and less hours.
I look for a new job via AI powered job boards that require a monthly paid subscription.
Welcome to the era of AI turbo powered enshittification.
My job is now AI resourced, with more work, more days and less hours.
I look for a new job via AI powered job boards that require a monthly paid subscription.
Welcome to the era of AI turbo powered enshittification.
Digital ID Cards Sir Kier? Rehashing a failed Blarite policy after a disastrous month of failing to sack people, staff quitting, selling the country off to Silicon Valley, and reviving the tory "leveling up" rhetoric as a "progressive fightback".
Out of original ideas and your depth, time to go.
Out of original ideas and your depth, time to go.
September 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Digital ID Cards Sir Kier? Rehashing a failed Blarite policy after a disastrous month of failing to sack people, staff quitting, selling the country off to Silicon Valley, and reviving the tory "leveling up" rhetoric as a "progressive fightback".
Out of original ideas and your depth, time to go.
Out of original ideas and your depth, time to go.
A hand to HMRC as I was personally affected by one these companies this year. However, they investigate the individuals that complain, not the full workforce.
This means there are still many individuals unaware they are affected, please check and share.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
This means there are still many individuals unaware they are affected, please check and share.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Over £7.4 million put back in working people’s pockets by employers
Employers who have left workers over £7.4 million out of pocket by failing to pay the National Living and National Minimum Wage named.
www.gov.uk
June 10, 2025 at 10:58 AM
A hand to HMRC as I was personally affected by one these companies this year. However, they investigate the individuals that complain, not the full workforce.
This means there are still many individuals unaware they are affected, please check and share.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
This means there are still many individuals unaware they are affected, please check and share.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Workers rights are now at a sustained systemic violation of rights, mainly from billionaires, governments and companies. This is the same levels as seen in Sierra Leone, Vietnam and Lebanon, and by far the worst in Europe.
www.ituc-csi.org/global-right...
www.ituc-csi.org/global-right...
June 2, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Workers rights are now at a sustained systemic violation of rights, mainly from billionaires, governments and companies. This is the same levels as seen in Sierra Leone, Vietnam and Lebanon, and by far the worst in Europe.
www.ituc-csi.org/global-right...
www.ituc-csi.org/global-right...
UK labour productivity growth from 1970 to 2025 has more than doubled since 1970. It illustrates a steady rise in output per hour worked, with noticeable slowdowns after 2008.
May 30, 2025 at 11:15 AM
UK labour productivity growth from 1970 to 2025 has more than doubled since 1970. It illustrates a steady rise in output per hour worked, with noticeable slowdowns after 2008.
Using approximate inflation adjusted historical wages and average salaries, this graph shows UK wage decline of 4 careers since 1970.
May 30, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Using approximate inflation adjusted historical wages and average salaries, this graph shows UK wage decline of 4 careers since 1970.
The pandering to the entitled rich, oligarchs, oil states, big business, private equity and lobbyists will continue until the establishments of Parliament, Lords and the Royal family are replaced with a proper democracy and constitution.
But they won't remove themselves.
But they won't remove themselves.
May 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The pandering to the entitled rich, oligarchs, oil states, big business, private equity and lobbyists will continue until the establishments of Parliament, Lords and the Royal family are replaced with a proper democracy and constitution.
But they won't remove themselves.
But they won't remove themselves.
Starmer doesn't he's the most unpopular prime minister ever because he's promised change, and all they are delivering is the status quo exactly as the tories did.
And peoples response? Vote Reform! This is becoming a repeat of the Brexit pattern of ignorance from a decade ago.
And peoples response? Vote Reform! This is becoming a repeat of the Brexit pattern of ignorance from a decade ago.
May 14, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Starmer doesn't he's the most unpopular prime minister ever because he's promised change, and all they are delivering is the status quo exactly as the tories did.
And peoples response? Vote Reform! This is becoming a repeat of the Brexit pattern of ignorance from a decade ago.
And peoples response? Vote Reform! This is becoming a repeat of the Brexit pattern of ignorance from a decade ago.
Labour have become a party of the right.
For the good of the country, between 50 and 70 MPs need to cross the floor to the Liberal Democrats.
This will result in a more capable opposition minus the populist values that do not represent the views of the population.
The alternative is fascism.
For the good of the country, between 50 and 70 MPs need to cross the floor to the Liberal Democrats.
This will result in a more capable opposition minus the populist values that do not represent the views of the population.
The alternative is fascism.
May 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Labour have become a party of the right.
For the good of the country, between 50 and 70 MPs need to cross the floor to the Liberal Democrats.
This will result in a more capable opposition minus the populist values that do not represent the views of the population.
The alternative is fascism.
For the good of the country, between 50 and 70 MPs need to cross the floor to the Liberal Democrats.
This will result in a more capable opposition minus the populist values that do not represent the views of the population.
The alternative is fascism.
Care homes require DBS checks that take between 2 and 6 months to complete which people can't afford to wait.
if unemployed the job centre forces people to continue looking for work without a start date.
Labour totally unaware how their own departments function.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
if unemployed the job centre forces people to continue looking for work without a start date.
Labour totally unaware how their own departments function.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Care worker recruitment from abroad to end, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says
Up to 50,000 fewer lower-skilled workers will come to the UK under new measures aimed at tackling net migration, the home secretary says.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Care homes require DBS checks that take between 2 and 6 months to complete which people can't afford to wait.
if unemployed the job centre forces people to continue looking for work without a start date.
Labour totally unaware how their own departments function.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
if unemployed the job centre forces people to continue looking for work without a start date.
Labour totally unaware how their own departments function.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What the Express conveniently overlooks is that British workers no longer feasibly can relocate for work around Britain, due to the housing crisis.
A lack of availability in affordable houses if bad for everyone, including businesses. And then there's transport...
www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2037...
A lack of availability in affordable houses if bad for everyone, including businesses. And then there's transport...
www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2037...
UK employers struggling to fill roles say candidates are being too picky
Bosses at firms in the UK say they are struggling to fill roles as prospective candidates are increasingly demanding that they should be able to work from home.
www.express.co.uk
April 8, 2025 at 8:27 AM
What the Express conveniently overlooks is that British workers no longer feasibly can relocate for work around Britain, due to the housing crisis.
A lack of availability in affordable houses if bad for everyone, including businesses. And then there's transport...
www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2037...
A lack of availability in affordable houses if bad for everyone, including businesses. And then there's transport...
www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2037...
Left, centre, right, unite! It's time for a general strike.
Enough is enough.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Enough is enough.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
All UK families ‘to be worse off by 2030’ as poor bear the brunt, new data warns
Keir Starmer has been dealt a fresh blow to his living standards pledge in advance of the spring statement
www.theguardian.com
March 22, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Left, centre, right, unite! It's time for a general strike.
Enough is enough.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Enough is enough.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Today @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social reveals Labour have no intention of fixing the cluster fuck of Britain and are going to revert to victim blaming.
Because stagnant wages, inequality, brexit, a global pandemic, a cost of living and housing crisis don't have an adverse affect on mental health.
Because stagnant wages, inequality, brexit, a global pandemic, a cost of living and housing crisis don't have an adverse affect on mental health.
March 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Today @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social reveals Labour have no intention of fixing the cluster fuck of Britain and are going to revert to victim blaming.
Because stagnant wages, inequality, brexit, a global pandemic, a cost of living and housing crisis don't have an adverse affect on mental health.
Because stagnant wages, inequality, brexit, a global pandemic, a cost of living and housing crisis don't have an adverse affect on mental health.
People voted Labour for Change, fully aware the no taxes pledge would have to be broken to pay for it.
With unemployment rising, benefits will be cut to force people into low pay or non-existent jobs while the rich get to keep their stash.
This is not change, this is maintaining the broken order.
With unemployment rising, benefits will be cut to force people into low pay or non-existent jobs while the rich get to keep their stash.
This is not change, this is maintaining the broken order.
March 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
People voted Labour for Change, fully aware the no taxes pledge would have to be broken to pay for it.
With unemployment rising, benefits will be cut to force people into low pay or non-existent jobs while the rich get to keep their stash.
This is not change, this is maintaining the broken order.
With unemployment rising, benefits will be cut to force people into low pay or non-existent jobs while the rich get to keep their stash.
This is not change, this is maintaining the broken order.
"(In 2023) 38% of all turnover of non-financial businesses in Britain went through foreign owned companies.... the UK has become a vassal state, paying economic tribute to the American owners of its assets"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Britain is now following a developing country economic model – and we know where that leads | Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah
Selling off assets to foreign owners, deregulating markets, and liberalising financial services only leads to inequality and instability, says Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah, chief executive of the New Ec...
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
"(In 2023) 38% of all turnover of non-financial businesses in Britain went through foreign owned companies.... the UK has become a vassal state, paying economic tribute to the American owners of its assets"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Right wing Rachael on about cutting the benefits bill to help people back into work, anyone care to explain the logic here?
I don't see how forcing people into any job is going to encourage employers to pay a fair livable wage.
I don't see how forcing people into any job is going to encourage employers to pay a fair livable wage.
March 5, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Right wing Rachael on about cutting the benefits bill to help people back into work, anyone care to explain the logic here?
I don't see how forcing people into any job is going to encourage employers to pay a fair livable wage.
I don't see how forcing people into any job is going to encourage employers to pay a fair livable wage.
This is what happens when companies have too much power; they cut corners hiring by using AI, get overly picky with unrealistic candidate expectations, and don't want to provide any training or a fair wage.
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/f...
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/f...
‘It’s nightmarish’: why 1.5m Britons are still hunting for a job
UK jobseekers say employers are hiring fewer staff, whom they expect to do more for less pay
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2025 at 9:18 AM
This is what happens when companies have too much power; they cut corners hiring by using AI, get overly picky with unrealistic candidate expectations, and don't want to provide any training or a fair wage.
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/f...
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/f...
Says it all that UK companies would rather risk crashing the economy with higher unemployment and inflating prices to maintain profits, than to give workers adequate wages, rights and training.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK firms mull biggest layoffs in a decade as business confidence slumps
Impending tax rises from autumn budget fuel collapse in sentiment and rising redundancy intentions, surveys show
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Says it all that UK companies would rather risk crashing the economy with higher unemployment and inflating prices to maintain profits, than to give workers adequate wages, rights and training.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
As of 7th September last year the private firm serco assesses all benefit applications.
How is privatising an essential public service going to provide value for money for the tax payer and a reliable service for those in need?
Can't wait for their next yearly profit report.
haas-serco.co.uk
How is privatising an essential public service going to provide value for money for the tax payer and a reliable service for those in need?
Can't wait for their next yearly profit report.
haas-serco.co.uk
Home - Health Assessment Advisory Service
The Health Assessment Advisory Service (HAAS) arranges and carries out assessments on behalf DWP. This is the Serco HAAS homepage.
haas-serco.co.uk
February 4, 2025 at 12:06 PM
As of 7th September last year the private firm serco assesses all benefit applications.
How is privatising an essential public service going to provide value for money for the tax payer and a reliable service for those in need?
Can't wait for their next yearly profit report.
haas-serco.co.uk
How is privatising an essential public service going to provide value for money for the tax payer and a reliable service for those in need?
Can't wait for their next yearly profit report.
haas-serco.co.uk