Archive: Employment

Glimmer of light: Unemployment falls slightly

Over one million young people remain out of work

Unemployment fell marginally in the first three months of the year, figures out today have shown, in a boost to the coalition.

Give the young jobs, Clegg begs businesses

Unemployment falls

Unemployment falls in boost for coalition

Labour: Welfare to work programmes just aren't working

Shadow employment minister Stephen Timms comments on the National Audit Office's report revealing the government overegged the impact of its work programme:

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CBI: Coalition's work programme is an improvement

CBI chief policy director Katja Hall comments on the National Audit Office's report revealing the government overegged the impact of its work programme:

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NAO: Work programme mustn't cut corners

National Audit Office chief Amyas Morse sums up the contents of the NAO's report on the work programme: "The Department for Work and Pensions has made a significant effort to learn the lessons of previous welfare to work programmes.

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Comment: Why revisit the working time regulations?

Edward Wanambwa is a partner in the employment law team at Russell-Cooke Solicitors.

Reports that the government may try to secure further opt-outs from the EU working time directive are very concerning.

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Advisers voice concern over career service cuts

Focus on adult jobs is being prioritised over children's career interviews

Government advisers have spoken out against cuts to careers service funding for schoolchildren.

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Key No 10 figure pushed to end maternity leave

Steve Hilton, Cameron's strategy director, arrives at No 10

David Cameron's chief 'blue skies' adviser proposed giving the struggling economy a boost by scrapping maternity leave, it has emerged.

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Union fights council plan to cut 1,200 jobs

Southampton docks, where port health workers are on strike today

Southampton city council has become the first big local authority to ask its workers to take a pay cut or lose their jobs, triggering a row with unions.

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IDS urges firms to hire British workers first

IDS urges British jobs for - wait for it - British workers

Jobless youths should be given preference over migrant workers by UK firms, Iain Duncan Smith has said.

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Cabin crew finally end BA dispute

BA finally sees off threat of industrial action

A 21-month-old industrial dispute between cabin crew and British Airways (BA) has finally come to an end.

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Tory MPs in disability pay row

Would low pay give disabled people a foot in the door?

A proposal by Tory backbenchers to let disabled people opt out of the minimum wage to find work has been dismissed as "preposterous".

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Jobs boost for ministers as unemployment falls

Unemployment figures reveal welcome news for the government

The largest three-month fall in unemployment since 2000 will help distract ministers from looming strikes over public sector job cuts.

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Sparks fly as coalition clashes with unions

Manufacturing union GMB's members heckled Vince Cable this morning

Coalition ministers are refusing to back down despite attacks from trade unions on a number of fronts.

Union shouts down embattled Cable

Vince Cable raises possibility of legislating against unions

Vince Cable faced a hostile reception as he threatened legal action against strikes during the GMB's conference in Brighton.

Workless household number jumps upwards

Jobless households shot up between 1997 and 2010

The number of households in which no-one has ever worked nearly doubled between 1997 and 2010, new figures show.

Long-term jobless hits 14-year high

Long-term unemployed hits highest level since 1997

More people have been out of work for over a year than at any time since New Labour came to power in 1997, according to a thinktank.

Unemployment falls in boost for coalition

Unemployment is down, but experts say consumer spending will remain shaky

A second consecutive quarterly drop in unemployment will be welcomed by ministers in Whitehall.

End in sight for long-running BA strike

The 18-month dispute could be drawing to a close

An epic industrial dispute between British Airways and union Unite looks set to finally come to an end, with a deal reported to be on the table.

Poor 'are not the lowest-paid'

The IFS found low spending was a better indication of poverty than low income.

The poorest people are not those with the lowest income, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has found.

Private companies wary of hiring public sector workers

Businesses said public sector employees do not have the right skill set

A survey of 500 private companies has found that more than half would not hire public sector employees set to lose their jobs due to government spending cuts.