Keir Starmer has been dealt a fresh blow to his living standards pledge in advance of the spring statementLiving standards for all UK families are set to fall by 2030, with those on the lowest incomes declining twice as fast as...
Read MoreControversial plans to cut personal independence payments (Pip) may be shelved after a tense cabinet meeting and backlash from Labour MPsMinisters have left the door open to a humiliating U-turn on their highly contentious plans...
Read MoreLabour targeting sickness and disability benefits that have ballooned amid increasingly ageing and unwell populationKeir Starmer’s government is aiming to cut billions of pounds from welfare spending before the spring...
Read MoreLabour targeting sickness and disability benefits which have ballooned amid an increasingly ageing and unwell population Keir Starmer’s government is aiming to cut billions of pounds from welfare spending before the spring...
Read MoreIn latest retreat amid US backlash, BoE says it wants to avoid more ‘regulatory burdens’ for financial companiesBusiness live – latest updatesThe City’s top two regulators have said they will not bring in...
Read MoreCommission for Healthier Working Lives warns against cutting benefits and calls for proactive route for 8m affectedProviding more support for people in ill health to stay in work could save the UK government more than...
Read MoreExperienced figures doing entry-level roles amid prolonged work drought since Covid and rise of online content‘I’ve very felt lost and insecure’: TV producers despair as work dries upSenior television producers...
Read MoreWork and pensions secretary insists way to ‘sustainable’ welfare system is more support for jobseekers Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall has insisted helping more people back into a job is the best way to cut...
Read MoreGMC figures also show there are more ethnic minority doctors than white ones, first reported in NovemberShift in UK doctor demographics is welcome but imbalances remainFemale doctors in the UK now outnumber their male peers and...
Read MoreUnions delighted that there has been no watering down of plans, which will apply to England, Scotland and WalesTrade unions declared victory on Tuesday as Labour bolstered a string of measures in its workers’ rights bill,...
Read MoreGovernment to expand coverage of employment rights bill, according to reportBusiness live – latest updatesAgency workers will reportedly be included in a ban on “exploitative” zero-hours contracts as part of...
Read MoreWorkers earning under £123 a week to get 80% of salary in sick pay, keeping more people off benefitsMore than 1 million of the lowest-paid UK workers are to be guaranteed sick pay worth up to 80% of their weekly salary...
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