Economics
U.K. Lockdown Hits Young, Low-Paid and Women Most, Study Finds
- Research suggests pandemic lockdown is widening inequality
- U.K. said will do ‘whatever it takes’ to protect economy
A man in a protective face mask walks past a shuttered store in the Brixton district of London, April 4.
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The U.K.’s lockdown to curb the coronavirus is having the biggest impact on the young, low-paid and female workers, according to new research that suggests inequality is widening during the pandemic.
People under 25 were more than twice as likely as other employees to work in shops, restaurants, hotels, and arts and leisure services -- sectors that have effectively shut down since the U.K. ordered people to stay indoors, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.