Unemployment
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has partnered with Members of Parliament to secure a debate in the House of Commons focusing on the health and wellbeing of doctors. Sponsored by Dr Peter Prinsley, MP for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, the Welfare of Doctors debate called for the government and NHS leaders to take more steps to improve… Read more »
Harriet Harman has today put forward an amendment to the Government’s Hereditary Peers Bill which aims to end the automatic right of Church of England bishops to sit in the House of Lords. The amendment has been tabled with the support of Humanists UK and it is expected that it will be cosponsored by crossbench… Read more »
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Unemployment has risen once again over the past month to a six-year high of 1.68 million, figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show. The number of people looking for work rose by 243,000 through the year, while the number of people claiming Jobseekers’ allowance is also up 2,000 on last month to… Read more »
Women must save more for their retirement if the gender gap in pension provision is to be addressed, ministers have warned today. The government has pledged to tackle the fact that just 30 per cent of women currently retire on a full state pension, compared to 85 per cent of men. But women’s minister Meg… Read more »
