Working class are dehumanised in McJobs. E.g., given scripts, machines, rotas, and instructions. No empowerment or enjoyment.
Abrams
Minimum wage workers often notpaid for their time at work, such as training and lunch breaks. Working class pay is eroded by unethical practices.
Sutton Trust, Neo-Marxist
Elite theory- upper class use elite schools to get into elite universities and the old boys' network to gain employment in elite jobs. 50% of Westminster College applicants got a place at Oxbridge in 2017.
Milburn
Glass floor that acts as a safety net for upper class children to maintain high paid jobs. 15/17 supreme court judges privately educated. 43% of barristers went to a private secondary school.
Goldthorpe & Lockwood
Working class have an instrumental attitude to work, seeing it as a means to an end- no satisfaction or status gained. Traditionalfraternity and unity gone.
Ghaill
Decline of manuallabour jobs led to increased unemployment for working class men. Crisis of masculinity due to their impacted status and loss of identity.
ONS
Bottom 40% are paid 20% of the pay. Families cannot afford the best housing, food, and opportunities.
Jones
Income inequality = poorest 10% pay 43% of their income in tax, richest 10% pay 35%. UK is run by political and economic elite who manipulate society. Prince Charles inherited £600 million yet paid no tax.
Garrod
Working class are more likely to be on zero-hours contracts where pay is variable and unreliable-917,000 people on zero hours in 2021, 1 million gig workers. No basic human rights like sick or holiday pay.
Denise Coates the CEO of Bet365 earned £421 million, which is over 14,200 times the average UK salary of £29,600.
PCR BioSystems bagged a £32million contract, making a £20million profit