Wages

Rishi Sunak set to act after warnings that companies across Britain could face ruin

Resolution Foundation says weekly wages would have been £141 higher without crash

Report says former Labour heartlands in the north of England have been hit hardest

Experts blame store closures and slowing economy for the drop

Timing of pay rises for public sector workers credited for increase

Analysts expect trickier times ahead for pay and employment

Government say the hike is biggest ever but critics claim hourly rates are still too low

Austerity and stagnant wages blamed as borrowing hits record high

Latest figures also reveal that vacancies have soared as record number of EU workers leave

New report says ‘dismal productivity’ following the financial crisis has halved wage growth in UK

New figures show wages rose by 2.8% in February, when inflation was 2.7%

Study shows just one in six poorly paid workers permanently ‘escape’

A survey of 1,000 UK firms predicts basic pay will rise by just 1% next year, less than inflation