The DWP have a stall at the TUC conference for the first time. The 149th annual TUC Congress 2017 will take place at The Brighton Centre. The Department of Work & Pensions have boldly set up shop in the exhibition hall to promote their access to work scheme.
The TUC conference is set to back public sector pay strikes.
TUC research earlier this year showed how much public-sector wages would be down in real terms if the pay cap continued until 2020.
| Occupation | Pay in 2015/16 | Pay in 2020/21 at RPI in 2016 prices |
Real pay cut in 2016 prices |
| Social worker | £37,858 | £34,325 | -£3,533 |
| Midwife | £35,255 | £31,937 | -£3,288 |
| Teacher | £32,831 | £29,767 | -£3,064 |
| Fire fighter | £29,638 | £26,827 | -£2,766 |
| Nurse | £28,462 | £25,806 | -£2,656 |
| UK Border Agency officer | £27,000 | £24,480 | -£2,520 |
| Jobcentre Plus supervisor | £24,727 | £22,419 | -£2,308 |
| Ambulance driver | £19,655 | £17,821 | -£1,834 |
Workers in the public sector face real pay falls of thousands of pounds by 2020, according to new analysis published today (Wednesday) by the TUC.
Midwives, teachers and social workers will see real pay losses of over £3,000, while nurses, firefighters and border guards face losing more than £2,500.
Ambulance drivers, who already earn significantly below the average UK wage, are set to miss out on over £1,800.
The falls in real pay are caused by government restrictions on public pay, which limit salary increases to 1% a year. This stops wages from keeping up with rising living costs.
Over 5.4 million people work in the public sector – nearly 1 in 5 workers in the UK.
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