2019-04-23

Why British wage growth is picking up at last
A tight labour market, better jobs and higher productivity are rewarding workers at last
原文来源：The Economist 2019-4-18

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https://frankzhougq.github.io/article/TE-2019-04-23/

Notes

want radical change
彻底的改变

PERHAPS NO OTHER factor better explains why so many Britons want radical change

however, the tables are turning.
风水轮流转

The obvious cause of strengthening pay is the tight labour market.
供给紧张

When unemployment hit its post-crisis high of 8.5% in 2011

employers knew that they could get away with offering meagre or no pay rises.

get away with something
to not be caught or punished when you have done something wrong:
Watch Frank – he’ll cheat if he thinks he can get away with it.
No one insults my family and gets away with it!

Workers’ bargaining power has since grown
议价能力

joblessness has fallen
失业

Following the financial crisis,
Following A，在A之后，

grown by about 1% a year in real terms
实际增长，而非名义增长

has floated the idea that
提出想法或计划

afford the modest pay settlements
支付协议

hovers around the Bank of England’s target of 2%.
靠近盘旋

passing them on to customers
这里指成本