by Chris Rogers | 10 Mar 2016 | Economy, Employment, Politics, Whitehouse News
In a new column for The Universe, Chris Whitehouse anticipates George Osborne’s Budget, highlighting the increase in the minimum wage and the potential effect on small businesses without accompanying action on National Insurance. To read Chris’s column,...
by Sam | 30 Sep 2014 | Employment, Welfare
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Iain Duncan Smith yesterday delivered his speech at the Conservative Party Conference, where he defended the Government’s record that has fixed, according to him, numerous problems created under the Labour administration....
by Sam | 17 Sep 2014 | Data, Economy, Employment
The BBC reports that the unemployment rate fell to 6.2 per cent over the three months to the end of July, its lowest level since 2008, official figures show. The number of jobless people fell by 146,000 to 2.02 million over the quarter, the Office for National...
by Sam | 9 Sep 2014 | Data, Economy, Employment
Public Finance reports that public sector job prospects have fallen following a period of buoyancy, according to Manpower’s employment outlook survey. Its latest findings, relating to the public job prospects fourth quarter of this year, showed a net employment...
by Sam | 28 Aug 2014 | Economy, Education & Children's Services, Employment, General Election 2015, Politics, Welfare
A new poll has found that around half of Britons (48%) believe the main reason for high levels of youth unemployment in the UK is due to employers not being willing to take a chance on candidates without work experience, while 40% of Britons believe the school system...
