Summary

An article exploring which groups of employees are most likely to see their wages impacted because of the pandemic. Using Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 2020 data, the article analyses the level of risk likely to be faced by different occupations, based on their ability to work from home and whether or not they are a key worker.

Publications

• Which jobs are most likely to have seen a drop in pay during the pandemic?

  Jobs less likely to include key workers and with less ability to work from home were more likely to be furloughed or work reduced hours in April 2020

Data

• Occupation and job vulnerability groups, with pay detail

  Pay level risk faced by different occupations, based on ability to work from home and whether or not they are a key worker, UK, 2020. Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

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