UK charity calls for positions of four weeks or longer to be banned to help close social mobility gapYoung people from working-class or disadvantaged backgrounds are being “locked out” of careers by unpaid or...
Read MoreIn research paper for King’s College London, former Tory minister David Willetts hits back at critics who say degree is no longer a wise investmentA university degree is still the best route for the UK’s young people...
Read MoreLearning and Work Institute says 71% of Londoners and 65% of adults in Scotland will have degree by 2035, compared with 29% in East YorkshireEconomic growth in the UK risks being held back by a “skills chasm” between...
Read MoreBosses will hit milestone marginally quicker this year on the third working day of 2025 with median hourly pay of £1,298, says High Pay CentreThe chief executives of FTSE 100 companies will have made more money in 2025 by...
Read MoreBlow to Labour growth hopes as poll finds demand for staff falling at ‘sharp and accelerated pace’, particularly in permanent rolesThe number of job vacancies in November fell at the fastest rate since the start of...
Read MoreEx-Ukip councillor Colette Fairbanks loses claim that she was bullied in charity job because of political stanceSupporting Brexit is not a belief that is protected from workplace discrimination, an employment tribunal has ruled,...
Read MoreTemper Works has promoted its agency workers to clients, saying they fall outside the legislationA gig economy firm has been criticised for telling its hospitality clients they can avoid new fair tipping laws and a forthcoming...
Read MoreUnion group urges chancellor to better fund health, social care and childcare to get staff back to work and boost productivityUK businesses are losing staff working time because of waits for healthcare or caring duties due to...
Read MoreWe’re interested to hear how the government’s new employment rights bill may affect workers and employers in BritainThe government believes its plans to boost workers’ rights via the introduction of its...
Read MoreEmployment rights legislation has been widely heralded by trade unions despite some commitments being watered downRogue employers will be targeted by a beefed-up new enforcement agency to protect sweeping changes to rights at...
Read MoreImprovements to workers’ rights to include day-one universal sick pay and an end to zero-hours contracts and fire and rehireLabour’s employment rights bill is the biggest step towards enacting one of its key election...
Read MoreTrade union leaders meet ministers for final talks on employment rights bill before unveiling on ThursdayLabour can use its overhaul of workers’ rights to win over disaffected Tory and Reform voters, the TUC has said, as...
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