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The Health and Social Care Committee’s report on assisted dying has been published today. Humanists UK has welcomed the evidence-based nature of the report, but expressed disappointment that the committee missed the opportunity to draw firm conclusions or recommend specific changes to the law. Although the report does not make any recommendations for or against legislative… Read more »
A new report from the 50+ Choices Roundtable shows how businesses, older workers and the wider UK economy would all benefit from employers and government prioritising greater flexibility in the workplace. The Flexible After Fifty report, from the members of the 50+ Choices Roundtable, shows that nearly three quarters (72%) of over-50s are seeking flexible… Read more »
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Conservative MP John Baron asked an urgent question in which he stressed to foreign minister Vicky Ford that “there remains around 180 British Council contractors in Afghanistan”, 85 of which the UK has classified at “very high risk”. Baron highlighted to Ford the issue that the government’s new application service for these individuals will have… Read more »
As the United Kingdom experiences its second day of rail disputes inside a week, the government has this morning unveiled plans to allow employment agencies to supply skilled agency workers to plug staff gaps during industrial action. Current trade union laws prohibit firms from supplying temporary agency workers to fill duties by employees engaged in… Read more »
