Claim: Average pay has finally surpassed its pre-crisis peak.
Fact-check: Whether wages have passed their pre-crisis level depends on whether you include bonuses - Full Fact
Verdict: true, for average weekly earnings in gb, if you don't count bonuses. average weekly total earnings including bonuses is still below the pre-crisis peak.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Abbas Panjwani
Date published: 2020-02-19T00:00:00