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Wage fall 'has no precedent'
Stats show most sustained drop for 50 years
British workers have suffered an "unprecedented" fall in real-term wages over the last four years, new figures published yesterday have shown.
A study by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) found that real wages have fallen consistently since 2010 - the longest period for 50 years.
In particular low productivity growth seemed to be pushing wages down, the ONS said.
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