20-12-2017 07:01 via theguardian.com

UK's Christmas workers earning less than 10 years ago, study shows

Clergy members, emergency staff and police officers among those hardest hit by inflation outstripping wage risesMany of those working on Christmas Day, including members of the clergy and the emergency services, will be paid less than a decade ago, with little sign that the earnings squeeze will fade in the new year, according to analysis.Real wages for the most-worked jobs on 25 December, barring kitchen staff, have fallen since 2007 due to rising inflation and meagre increases in pay, a TUC st
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