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As State Pension Age hits 66, Government urged to develop “Kickstart” style employment support initiative targeted at older workers

As State Pension Age hits 66 this month, the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC), the UK’s specialist think tank on the impact of longevity on society...

Thursday, 1 October 2020 00:01

Thousands of seafarers to receive fair pay as UK changes law on National Minimum Wage

Seafarers will be guaranteed the National Minimum Wage thanks to new legislation coming into force today, helping improve welfare and protect British jobs, Maritime Minister Robert Courts announced today..

Thursday, 1 October 2020 00:01

Forest focus: can the Government deliver on tree-planting targets? MPs launch new inquiry

EFRA Select Committee to explore how meeting tree-planting objectives can benefit the economy, biodiversity and human wellbeing...

Thursday, 1 October 2020 00:01

Start of ban on plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds

The ban on supplying plastic straws and stirrers and plastic-stemmed cotton buds has come into force today...

Thursday, 1 October 2020 00:01

Ed Miliband responds to new study showing 1 in 3 employers likely to make redundancies over next 3 months

Ed Miliband MP, Labour’s Shadow Business Secretary, responding to a new study by Acas showing 1 in 3 employers are likely to make redundancies over the next 3 months, said...

Thursday, 1 October 2020 00:01

‘We’re watching England’s rainforests burn’ – CPRE calls for burning of peatland to stop

Commenting on the start of the moor burning season (1 October 2020), Daniel Carey-Dawes, head of rural economy and communities at CPRE, the countryside charity, said...

Thursday, 1 October 2020 00:01

Single use society must end, says CPRE, the countryside charity

Commenting on the beginning of the government ban on plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds, Crispin Truman, chief executive of CPRE, the countryside charity, said...

Thursday, 1 October 2020 00:01

Interim results from largest Covid-19 study published

Interim results from the fourth report of the country’s largest study on Coronavirus rates of infection have been published today...

Thursday, 1 October 2020 00:01

Labour calls for urgent and immediate action to support students’ mental health

Labour has called for the government to take immediate action to support the mental health of university students who have to self-isolate due to coronavirus...

Wednesday, 30 September 2020 22:30

Labour: Three million jobs on the brink as redundancy deadline looms for small businesses

Labour’s Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds today (Thursday 1 October) warns that the jobs of almost three million people working for small businesses hang in the balance because of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s flawed Job Support Scheme...

Wednesday, 30 September 2020 22:30