The trade union-backed Nevin Economic Research Institute (Neri) examines in a paper low pay both in the context of the distribution of earnings within the income distribution and the distribution of hourly earnings across all employees. While the analysis in the paper focuses on the latter, the paper grounds that assessment within the context of earnings among all workers, both employees and the self-employed. As signs of economic recovery continue to emerge, issues relating to quality of life, living standards, the provision of public services and adequacy of income are returning to the policy sphere.
English: http://www.nerinstitute.net/download/pdf/earnings_and_lowpay_in_roi_neri …
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