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THE extent of the low pay crisis in England and Wales has been exposed in a survey by general union GMB.
And it revealed Britain’s worst-hit areas where hundreds of thousands of workers are paid less than the living wage of £7.85 (£9.15 in London).
GMB is calling on local authorities to help persuade more employers to pay the living wage.
Local authorities with the highest proportion of jobs below living wage in 2014:
West Somerset 42.9%
Harrow 41.1%
Torridge 38.6%
West Lancashire 38.3%
Waltham Forest 38.2 %
Breckland 38.0 %
West Devon 37.3 %
North Norfolk 36.5 %
NE Derbyshire 36.3 %
Woking 35.9 %
At regional level the worst-affected areas for low wages include:
East Midlands 24.7 %
Yorks & Humber 24.3 %
West Midlands 24.1 %
Wales 23.9 %
North West 23.6 %
North East 23.4 %
South West 22.6 %
East of England 22.3 %
London 18.3 %
SE England 17.8%
