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Restaurants and pubs fight for staff while graduates face shortage of opportunities
Today’s youth want the stability, incomes and prospects their parents enjoyed
New post-Brexit regulations tighten recruitment of assistants and raise costs
Jobs should be brought to people, not the other way round
Vacancies rise by 16% month on month in March and rate of redundancies slows
Official metrics tend to miss the impact of volatility on both the number and pattern of hours and shifts
Pandemic helps to reverse previous association with women in low-paid, part-time work, official figures show
Thousands of workers have returned to their home countries or taken other jobs during pandemic
Hiring boosted by reopening of non-essential shops, pubs and hairdressers
Living Wage Foundation calls for urgent action on job security for low-paid employees
Recruiters also report accelerating growth in temporary billings and sharpest increase in vacancies since 2018
In northern England, an innovative scheme tackles youth unemployment with retraining and ‘tryouts’ for new careers
Increasing numbers of ‘olderpreneurs’ seek a second career in later life
Supreme Court ruling will be closely watched by other UK retailers
Prime minister under pressure to put better deal on the table after Scottish government offers NHS staff a 4% increase
Protections needed to prevent hiring and firing by algorithm as automation accelerates
Tax data analysis shows number of EU citizens who have left is perhaps half that previously thought
Unemployment rate hits 5% in three months to January, figures show
Two court cases reveal the UK’s inconsistency in defining ‘work’ and providing fair remuneration
Demos think-tank finds majority against returning full time to office, creating potential route to local regeneration
Enhancing drivers’ status is welcome but working time is a grey area
Gig economy companies will end up being bound by more regulation
Employers are setting demanding targets for labourers on the UK’s seasonal work scheme
University leavers in 2021 are competing for positions against last year’s cohort — and some older people
Johnson’s green agenda given lift by factory to supply offshore Dogger Bank project
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