Labour wants to cut migration but won’t give specific target, Yvette Cooper says June 2, 2024 Labour has refused to set specific targets on how it wants to reduce net migration to the UK should it win the general election.
General Election 2024: Richard Tice and Nigel Farage’s Reform call for ‘employer immigration tax’ May 30, 2024 Reform UK leader Richard Tice has announced plans for an “employer immigration tax” in a bid to reduce a UK “addiction to cheap overseas labour”.
Election 2024: Sunak wants to ‘scrap rip off degrees in favour of 100K apprenticeships’ May 29, 2024 Rishi Sunak has pledged to scrap “rip-off degrees” in favour of creating 100,000 more apprenticeships, in his latest election policy announcement.
Election 2024: Starmer defends ‘fantastic’ business endorsements against criticisms May 28, 2024 Keir Starmer has defended his “fantastic” list of business endorsements against criticisms that it lacks FTSE 100 CEOs and appears to endorse fire and rehire.
Can Mel Stride’s bootcamps address ‘urgent need’ to boost workforce? May 21, 2024 Stride admitted that moving away from migration might provide a "recruitment challenge," but argued the policy formed part of a shift towards an "economic model based on British talent".
Brits should fill overseas workers job vacancies, minister to say May 21, 2024 British jobseekers should fill vacancies previously staffed by overseas workers, the work and pensions secretary is to say.
Half of workers ‘tempted’ to move jobs for four-day week, survey finds May 11, 2024 Half of workers say they would be “tempted” to move jobs for the offer of a four-day working week, a survey has found.
Workers rights row: Labour’s Rayner vows to expand protection from sex harassment to interns May 9, 2024 Angela Rayner has vowed Labour will expand sexual harassment protections to include interns and volunteers, amid a row with unions over the party’s workers’ rights proposals.
Labour’s workers’ rights plans could face ‘significant’ changes, lawyers warn May 4, 2024 Labour’s promised reforms to workers rights could face “significant changes” before taking effect, employment lawyers have warned.
Smiggle creates over 100 UK jobs as sales and profits edge up May 3, 2024 Smiggle created more than 100 jobs as its UK revenue and profits edged up during its latest financial year, it has been revealed.