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  • Tuesday, 23 February, 2021
    UK unemployment hits 5.1% as hiring slows down

    The furlough scheme has helped to limit redundancies during the Covid-19 pandemic

  • Friday, 19 February, 2021
    News in-depthGig economy
    ‘Momentous’ Uber ruling prompts call for clarity on UK workers’ rights

    Lawyers say Friday’s victory for drivers in the Supreme Court has far-reaching consequences for UK’s labour market

  • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
    Nearly 2m have not worked in UK for past six months, study finds

    Furlough and unemployment risk lasting damage to careers and earnings, Resolution Foundation warns

  • Tuesday, 16 February, 2021
    Personal Finance Advice & Comment
    Money Clinic Podcast: Starting your debt-free journey

    Debt problems have intensified during the pandemic, but help is at hand

  • Monday, 8 February, 2021
    Brexit
    Gove calls for Brussels to be ‘pragmatic’ over Northern Ireland

    UK minister bemoans lack of progress on post-Brexit border arrangements ahead of key meeting with EU

  • Tuesday, 2 February, 2021
    Sarah O'Connor
    The US and UK chart different courses on worker rights

    President Joe Biden is taking action to promote progressive regulation, while a key British post lies vacant

  • Thursday, 28 January, 2021
    UK ministers rethink plans to rip up EU regulations

    Business secretary cancels post-Brexit review of workers’ rights after Labour opposition

  • Thursday, 28 January, 2021
    News in-depthEducation
    Will UK skills crisis be fixed by vocational education plan?

    White paper vows to put employers ‘at the heart’ of system but critics believe it will struggle to undo decades of neglect

  • Tuesday, 26 January, 2021
    UK government position on labour market abuse to fall vacant

    Commitment to workers’ rights questioned as ministers decline to retain Matthew Taylor

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  • Tuesday, 26 January, 2021
    UK job losses slow as furlough scheme helps limit unemployment rise

    Three-month rate in November climbs to 5% with much of increase in September and October

  • Monday, 25 January, 2021
    Sarah O'Connor
    ‘Lazy’ Britons aren’t the reason for the UK’s migrant workforce

    Consumers will have to pay more for food if Brexit cuts the flow of workers

  • Monday, 25 January, 2021
    Rules for UK’s £2bn Kickstart jobs scheme simplified to clear logjams

    Thousands of applications stuck in pipeline, with only 2,000 young people starting placements to date

  • Friday, 22 January, 2021
    UK politics & policy
    Ministers look at increasing support for people forced to self-isolate

    Idea of one-off flat rate of £500 rejected by chancellor’s allies as ‘bonkers’

  • Thursday, 21 January, 2021
    Chris Giles
    Mystery of the UK’s vanishing foreign-born workers

    Official statistics fail to capture the departure of eastern Europeans

  • Wednesday, 20 January, 2021
    News in-depth
    UK’s post-Brexit employment shake-up misses labour market flaws

    Business says government is ‘tilting at windmills’ by focusing on EU-derived laws rather than tackling homegrown problems

  • Wednesday, 20 January, 2021
    Workplace diversity & equality
    Disabled workers find an upside in new working practices

    Many employers finally offer the flexibility that staff with disabilities had long requested

  • Wednesday, 20 January, 2021
    Black and minority ethnic workers hit harder by Covid job losses

    TUC analysis show big disparities in the worst-affected sectors of the UK economy

  • Tuesday, 19 January, 2021
    UK politics & policy
    Kwarteng confirms government review of UK employment law

    Business secretary insists move will not lead to reduction in workers’ rights

  • Tuesday, 19 January, 2021
    Sarah O'Connor
    The minimum wage alone can’t save the US working class

    It’s not a magic wand. As Winston Churchill argued, other measures are needed too

  • Monday, 18 January, 2021
    Sexual misconduct allegations
    UK workplace sexual harassment rules not enforced say researchers

    Report finds weak oversight of vulnerable workers such as cleaners

  • Friday, 15 January, 2021
    Next Act
    Rising redundancies prompt drive to access final salary pensions

    Over-50s urged to think twice before raiding pension funds

  • Thursday, 14 January, 2021
    UK politics & policy
    UK workers’ rights at risk in plans to rip up EU labour market rules

    Post-Brexit shake-up of regulations including 48-hour week likely to spark trade union outrage

  • Thursday, 31 December, 2020
    Tesco and Pizza Hut named and shamed over minimum wage breaches

    Ministers blast UK companies as ‘rogue employers’ for short-changing workers over pay

  • Monday, 21 December, 2020
    Sarah O'Connor
    Time spent in the pub is a wise investment

    Covid homeworking makes it harder to build bonds and network with colleagues

  • Friday, 18 December, 2020
    UK Broadband
    Openreach to create 5,300 jobs next year in broadband fibre push

    BT division the latest UK telecoms company to unveil hiring plans for network upgrades

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