Inequalities in Pay & Quality of Life Flashcards
income inequality
Inequalities in pay levels are linked to differences in the type of employment
The use of food banks has increased by ….% over the last 4 years, as people on casual contracts struggle with the rising cost of living
50%
Quality-of-life indices is what
It is used to assess the physical, psychological, and social functioning of patients.
eflect the inequalities in pay levels across economic sectors
Families with a low income rank as having a lower quality of life than richer families
The top ten percent of workers earned around a year
£62,583 a year (2022)
e bottom ten percent of full-time workers earned an average of
£19,403 a year (2002)
Around 3% of the population is on zero-hour contracts, which can increase the chance of
‘an agreement between two parties that one may be asked to perform work for another but there is no minimum set contracted hours’. interpreters.
Quality of life closely correlates with income levels as many of the things that contribute to quality of life have to be paid for:
Quality of life closely correlates with income levels as many of the things that contribute to quality of life have to be paid for:
Goods - house, furniture, food, electrical items
Services - transport, leisure, utilities
There are huge differences in income and cost of living, both locally and nationally
London and the South East are more expensive to live in than the rest of the UK
Jobs offers in London often have the
London allowance
what is a gig economy
contracting
Mandatory minimum wage for 2016
7.2 pounds
What’s economic function
knowledge economy in urban areas ; residential suburbs , areas modified by industry or changed by farming
Suburbanisation
Movement of people from the inner city to the suburbs on the outer edge of the settlement
