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Company predicts there will be no slowdown in strong demand for skilled workers
Amid crippling worker shortages, some employers are loosening job requirements
Leaders of NEU and NASUWT warn education secretary’s proposal ‘doesn’t come close’ to their demands
Surging energy costs and a tight labour market are underpinning big price rises in Britain
Telecoms group embroiled in dispute with union over flat-rate £1,500 pay rise
A positive employment trend for young women masks a rise in the proportion of inactive young men
Upskilling programmes are helping companies recruit and retain staff in a tight jobs market
Examining salaries in Britain’s rail industry demonstrates how easily numbers can take diverging tracks
Commenters post their opinions on the walkouts and the UK’s potential ‘summer of discontent’
Ministers examine more generous deals because of concern about strikes
Managers think they are doing right thing on inclusivity but in practice very few are
Tensions over pay are rising but it will take time to pass legal hurdles and test union members’ resolve
New industries will require new knowhow — but shortfalls in more basic skills also need to be remedied
‘If we get this wrong, we risk a de facto general strike,’ minister says, as anger builds over public sector pay
Almost half a million fewer people were in paid work in first quarter than before pandemic
Ride-hailing app refuses to reclassify drivers as workers after similar case against Uber
Number of full-time employees at all-time high but hiring is slowing and unemployment edging up
Charities warn trend could lead to ‘vicious cycle’ barring many aged 18-24 from workforce
RMT general secretary says any such move would harden members’ resolve to pursue industrial action
Definition of ‘worker’ might have to change if more companies do not do right thing on benefits, MPs told
A listener shares his experiences of asking for a raise, plus expert tips about how to negotiate
The intensification of work doesn’t seem to be making us richer, but it does appear to be making us sicker
Harvests down to less than half after growers opted not to plant in face of surging costs
Lessons from finance show the lunacy of Whitehall plans to scrap the civil service ‘fast stream’
Fear of not fitting in: the invisible barriers facing working-class professionals
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