An analysis of the Labour Force Survey looking at social care, childcare, nursing and education has found wide variations between the pay, gender and qualifications of staff working in different sectors. The study, which was carried out by the Thomas Coram Research Unit at the University of London, also suggests these divisions are widening as more people join the least well-paid professions. The study analysed data from 2001-05 and compared it with earlier findings from 1997-99. It found the number...


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