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London has 35,000 jobs which pay less than the minimum wage, official figures show.
Less than one per cent of London jobs paid less than the minimum wage in April 2016, at total of around 35,000 positions, according to figures released by the Office of National Statistics.
However it makes the capital the UK region with the lowest proportion of jobs paid less than the minimum wage.
The percentage of jobs in London which pay less than minimum wage stands at 0.9% this year compared to 0.6% in 2015.
The average figure for the UK is 1.3 per cent, an increase of 0.5 per cent from last year.
A spokesman for ONS said that it was difficult to compare the data to last year because of the new National Living Wage which came into effect 1 April 2016, skewing results.
The data, he said, was more helpful when comparing regions and occupations.
In 2016 the worst regions in the UK for low pay were Yorkshire and the Humber and the West Midlands where 1.7 per cent of jobs were paid below the minimum wage.
The highest proportion of low paid jobs were those classified as “elementary" such as bar staff and waiters at 3.5 per cent. The lowest proportion was among professionals at 0.5 per cent.
The study looked at all UK jobs earning less than the National Living Wage, £7.20 for all people aged 25 and over, or the National Minimum Wage, for those under 25.
London has 35,000 jobs which pay less than the minimum wage, official figures show.
Less than one per cent of London jobs paid less than the minimum wage in April 2016, at total of around 35,000 positions, according to figures released by the Office of National Statistics.
However it makes the capital the UK region with the lowest proportion of jobs paid less than the minimum wage.
The percentage of jobs in London which pay less than minimum wage stands at 0.9% this year compared to 0.6% in 2015.
The average figure for the UK is 1.3 per cent, an increase of 0.5 per cent from last year.
A spokesman for ONS said that it was difficult to compare the data to last year because of the new National Living Wage which came into effect 1 April 2016, skewing results.
The data, he said, was more helpful when comparing regions and occupations.
In 2016 the worst regions in the UK for low pay were Yorkshire and the Humber and the West Midlands where 1.7 per cent of jobs were paid below the minimum wage.
The highest proportion of low paid jobs were those classified as “elementary" such as bar staff and waiters at 3.5 per cent. The lowest proportion was among professionals at 0.5 per cent.
The study looked at all UK jobs earning less than the National Living Wage, £7.20 for all people aged 25 and over, or the National Minimum Wage, for those under 25.
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