Ministers are completely out of touch with the cost-of-living crisis

Prospect has respond to government minister Rachel Maclean telling people struggling with the cost of living to get a better-paid job or work more hours.

Mike Clancy, General Secretary of Prospect union,

“Once again we see that ministers are completely out of touch with the cost-of-living crisis facing workers across the country.

“Taking more hours or getting a better paid job is not an option for many.

“Whether that is for working families struggling with the crippling cost of childcare. Or for highly skilled workers in sectors like heritage, where staff often with multiple degrees work for poverty pay.

“Or even public servants who have already taken big real terms cuts to their pay over the last decade.

“For all of them this just isn’t an option. The government need to get serious about boosting pay in the private, and public sector, before workers drown in this crisis through no fault of their own.”