More time with the family and flexible working the future for men in the UK
UKCES’s Working Futures report predicts dramatic rise in the number of men working part-time in the next ten years. The number of men working part-time is set to rise dramatically, according to a new...
View ArticleBME employment reaches record high
New figures released today (13 April 2016) show that more people from ethnic minority backgrounds are in work since records began in 2001. According to statistics from the Department for Work and...
View ArticleEmployment rate remains at record 74.1% while wages continue to rise
The UK employment rate remains at a record 74.1%, according to new figures out today. There are now 31.4 million people in work – up 20,000 over the past quarter and 360,000 in the past year. This...
View ArticleWomen and parents driving growth in part time self-employment
Citizens Advice analysis of latest labour market statistics The number of self-employed people working part-time hours has risen by over a third since 2010 to 1.35m, outstripping growth in all other...
View ArticleGovernment pledges to act on employment rules that could be stifling British...
Business Secretary Sajid Javid announces plans to look into employment rules that could be stifling British entrepreneurship the government announces new plans to investigate employment rules that...
View ArticleRollout of flagship welfare reform Universal Credit reaches historic milestone
Universal Credit is now in every jobcentre across the country for single jobseekers. From John O’Groats to Land’s End, all single jobseekers can now claim Universal Credit as the government delivers on...
View ArticleEmployment lawyers confirm Brexit threat to workers’ rights, says TUC
A new report published today (Tuesday) by GQ Employment Law confirms that workers’ rights are at risk if the UK votes to leave the EU, says the TUC. The report says that even if the UK were to remain...
View ArticleEmployment rate hits record 74.2%
The employment rate in the UK has hit another record high of 74.2%, and there are more people in work than ever before. Latest official figures show the employment rate is at its highest since records...
View ArticleGovernment won’t reach its employment target for disabled people until 2030,...
The government is “years behind schedule” in delivering its manifesto commitment to halve the employment gap between disabled and non-disabled people by 2020, according to new analysis published by the...
View ArticlePeople being “priced out” of challenging employers by employment tribunal fees
Citizens Advice has today said that, at their current level, employment tribunal fees are making it unaffordable for many people to challenge employers who break the law, such as by discriminating...
View ArticleWhat a performance! Stellar employment boom continues for the UK’s Creative...
The UK’s Creative Industries are continuing to outstrip other employment sectors in the UK, new Government figures reveal Jobs in the Creative Industries have increased three times faster than the UK...
View ArticleShowcasing the Liverpool City Region’s employment and apprenticeship...
Whether you’re just starting out on your career, or between jobs at the moment and in need a little bit of help, the Youth Employment Gateway might be for you! YEG helps people aged 18-24 years to find...
View ArticleAlmost one in three people have experienced mental health issues while in...
New CIPD research finds employers are taking a reactive approach to employees’ mental health issues, when preventative steps make better business sense According to new research, the number of people...
View ArticleEmployment Minister calls on businesses to create more opportunities for...
New figures show that there are now more people aged 50 to 74 in work than ever before, 3.7 million more than there were 20 years ago. The figures also show the unemployment rate for people aged over...
View ArticleCouncil to support 167 new work placements for young people
Young people from Wirral who are not in education, employment or training will be supported into work placements thanks to a new programme run by Wirral Council. The Wirral Intermediate Labour Market...
View ArticleEmployers and government must do more to close health and disability...
Disabled people or those with a health condition are more than twice as likely to fall out of work in any given year compared with people who are not disabled or do not have health problems, reveals...
View ArticleRecord 31.75m in work, as unemployment rate remains at 10-year low of 4.9%
The employment rate in the UK is now at a record high of 74.5% and the unemployment rate is at its lowest level in over 10 years at 4.9%. The Office for National Statistics confirmed today that there...
View ArticleRecord employment and high profits support minimum wage increase, says TUC
Record employment and high profits show that employers can afford a national minimum wage increase, according a submission to the Low Pay Commission by the TUC published today (Thursday). The claim...
View ArticleWork placements boosting prospects of young people
Youth Offer figures show nearly 450,000 work experience and sector-based work academy pre-employment training placements started since 2012. Every week young people have started an average of 2,000...
View ArticleMothers with young children a third less likely to be in work than fathers,...
Women with young children are nearly a third less likely to be in work than men with children of the same age, according to new TUC analysis published today (Friday). The TUC found that on average just...
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