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Govt seeks better work-life balance
Govt to extend right to flexible working

Unions last night welcomed proposals to offer flexible working to all parents of school-age children. In his first Queen’s Speech, the prime minister set out his commitment to help people achieve a better work-life balance. Downing Street later confirmed the Department Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) will commission an independent review into the costs… Read more »

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Byrne retains restrictions on Bulgarians and Romanians
Foreign worker limits set to stay

The government has said restrictions on Romanian and Bulgarian workers coming to the UK will remain. The announcement comes as the government comes under pressure over the scale of migrant labour, but immigration minister Liam Byrne insists the decision was taken at yesterday’s Cabinet meeting. Under the restrictions, only 20,000 low skilled migrants from Romania… Read more »