Rayner: Fear over Labour workers’ rights plans like ‘squealing’ over minimum wage April 1, 2024 Angela Rayner has said fears over her workers’ rights plans is similar to the “squealing” over the minimum wage law brought in by the party in 1999.
AI could add £144bn to GDP over next five years but millions of jobs at risk, think tank says March 27, 2024 "History show that technological transition can be a boon if well managed, or can end in disruption if left to unfold without controls," Carsten Jung, senior economist at IPPR, said.
Public sector pay needs to increase to hold on to top talent, says think tank March 26, 2024 Research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), shows that public sector pay at the 75th percentile - for those earning more than three-quarters of public sector workers - is now eight per cent lower in real terms than in 2007.
The Notebook: City trend to cut compliance workers will come back to bite March 26, 2024 Lucy McNulty, editor of Following the Rules, takes the Notebook pen to talk compliance job cuts, social media and the stubborn glass ceiling.
Rise in long-term sickness the longest since the 1990s, new research shows March 23, 2024 The UK is suffering from the longest upward trend in long-term sickness since the 1990s, according to the Resolution Foundation.
Tech jobs market ‘challenging’ warns recruiter as headwinds hit sector March 19, 2024 Demand in life sciences and the tech sector continued to "reflect market conditions," SThree said.
Lurpak owner Arla Foods to spend nearly £180m to export mozzarella March 19, 2024 Arla Foods, the maker of brands including Cravendale, Skyr and B.O.B milk, has announced plans to spend almost £180m to enable the business to export mozzarella across the world in the next three years.
Rich List: Over 1,100 City Hall ‘fat cats’ pocket more than £100,000 a year March 18, 2024 The number of City Hall staff earning more than £100,000 has soared to over 1,100 so-called ‘fat cats’, according to a new 2024 rich list.
Government to fully fund apprenticeships for small firms, Rishi Sunak to announce March 18, 2024 The government will fully fund apprenticeships for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) with a £60m investment in up to 20,000 training places, Rishi Sunak will announce.
‘Death by a thousand cuts’: UK insolvencies soar 17 per cent and exceed pandemic levels March 15, 2024 The government agency said this was higher than levels seen during the pandemic "while the government support measures were in place", with things like the furlough scheme. It is also higher than pre-pandemic figures.