Real wages rising at fastest rate since 2007
Figures released today (15 July 2015) show that real wages have grown again – for the eighth consecutive month. Thanks to the government’s long-term economic plan, real wages are currently growing at...
View ArticleRecord number of people with learning disabilities and mental health...
Record numbers of people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions are being helped into employment by the Access to Work scheme. New figures show more than 2,000 people with a learning...
View ArticleScorecards launched to help councils reduce young people NEET
Annual publication will show how successfully local authorities are getting young people into education, employment or training. A new at-a-glance scorecard that shows the public how well their local...
View ArticleDisability Confident campaign celebrates 2 years of success
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith hails changing attitudes of UK business towards disabled staff. The changing attitudes of UK businesses towards disabled people have been hailed, as the...
View ArticleBenefit cap: thousands of people move into work or off Housing Benefit
The benefit cap continues to provide a clear incentive to work. According to new figures published today, 25,300 people who had their benefits capped moved into work, reduced their Housing Benefit...
View Article50-plus employment rate at record high
The number of older workers in paid employment has hit a record high with more than 8.2 million people aged between 50 and 64 now in work. New figures released this week show that the number of people...
View ArticleHelping commuters travel 20 minutes further could open up 10,000 more job...
New report proposes tax incentives for car-sharing, new regional powers over rail franchises and free parking for car pool schemes as part of proposals to help people commute further Making it easier...
View ArticleYoung people NEET hits record low
New figures show the number of 16- to 18-year-olds not in education, employment or training is at its lowest recorded level. The number of 16- to 18-year-olds not in education, employment or training...
View ArticleMeeting local demand is the key to unlocking UK growth – new report proposes...
New report from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) and the Association of Colleges (AoC) sets out how local organisations need to work together to address skills issues in their area....
View ArticleBoom in employment and exports for the UK’s creative industries
Latest figures reveal employment within the UK’s creative industries is increasing at more than twice the rate of the wider UK economy. Latest figures published today reveal employment within the UK’s...
View ArticleReal wages rising at fastest rate since 2007
Figures released today (15 July 2015) show that real wages have grown again – for the eighth consecutive month. Thanks to the government’s long-term economic plan, real wages are currently growing at...
View ArticleChildcare inflexibility standing in the way of parents’ work
Citizens Advice has said that childcare provision needs to be simpler and more flexible to help people into work. The charity is responding to a speech today by Education Secretary Nicky Morgan calling...
View ArticleA new, more inclusive vision of education and training up to 2020
A joint report by the Commission and Member States published today calls for strengthening cooperation in education and training up to 2020 and especially to promote social inclusion in schools around...
View ArticleEmployment Minister: ‘recruitment diversity holds key to unlocking skills gap’
Employers say they want to help build a fairer society yet few are taking the action needed on recruitment. Better recruitment policies which harness the skills of people from disadvantaged groups hold...
View ArticleEmployment boost: 400,000 more people in work means greater security for...
There are over 400,000 more people in work than a year ago, and a record number of people working in the private sector. This increase reflects the success of the government’s reforms to rebalance the...
View ArticleParliament reverses Council cuts to draft 2016 budget, adds funds for...
Council cuts in EU 2016 budget funding for refugees and agencies dealing with migrants were reversed by Budgets Committee MEPs in votes on Monday and Tuesday. MEPs also added funding for youth...
View ArticleEmployment rate reaches record high as strong pay growth continues
The UK labour market is going from strength to strength, with the proportion of people in work now at a record high of 73.6%. Figures published today show that there are almost 360,000 more people in...
View ArticleOlder women see a dramatic rise in employment rate over past 30 years
Latest statistics show that older working age women (50 to 64) are more likely to be in employment than at any time in the past 30 years. Pensions Minister Baroness Altmann has hailed the role of...
View ArticleEmployment rate reaches new record high
The UK employment rate has risen to a new record high of 73.7%, and average pay has grown 3% over the last year. Meanwhile the unemployment rate is approaching pre-recession levels, and at 5.3% is the...
View ArticleFull-time jobs fuel new record employment rate
The UK employment rate reaches new record high of 73.9% and over half a million more people are in work compared to this time last year. There are more than half a million more people in work compared...
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