Unite calls for closure of ‘double whammy’ apprentice levy payroll deduction scam
Unite, the UK’s largest union, is calling for an immediate crackdown on a loophole being operated by unscrupulous employment agencies and umbrella companies...
Tuesday, 11 September 2018 10:57
CBI responds to labour market statistics
Labour market statistics for May 2018 to July 2018 show employment increased by 3,000 and unemployment decreased by 55,000...
Tuesday, 11 September 2018 10:56
Bloomberg NEF's Future of Energy Summit
Bloomberg NEF's Future of Energy Summit in London will take place in four weeks time, on October 1-2, 2018...
Tuesday, 11 September 2018 10:52
IoD responds to latest employment figures
Responding to latest official labour market statistics, showing there were 261,000 more individuals in employment compared with a year earlier, Tej Parikh, Senior Economist at the Institute of Directors, said...
Tuesday, 11 September 2018 10:50
Blame for rising violent crime falls squarely on the PM's shoulders
Commenting on the NAO report into the sustainability of police forces in England and Wales, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Ed Davey said...
Tuesday, 11 September 2018 10:49
BCC comments on labour market figures
Commenting on the labour market figures for September 2018, published today by the ONS, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said...
Tuesday, 11 September 2018 10:47
Unemployment down by 55,000 in latest figures
There were 1.36 million unemployed people (people not in work but seeking and available to work), 55,000 fewer than for February to April 2018 and 95,000 fewer than for a year earlier.
Tuesday, 11 September 2018 10:44
UCU: UK spends less than international competitors on university staff despite highest tuition fees, report finds
The UK spends less on university staff as a proportion current spending than its international competitors*, despite having some of the world’s highest tuition fees^, a new report published today (Tuesday) has revealed...
Tuesday, 11 September 2018 10:00
Mayor takes action to strengthen London’s Violent Crime Taskforce
The Metropolitan Police Commissioner and the Mayor of London are boosting the fight against violent crime in the capital by adding another 122 officers to the City Hall funded Violent Crime Taskforce for the next three months...
Tuesday, 11 September 2018 09:48
Committee stage (Lords) (day 2) of the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill - Sep 10
The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Williams of Trafford) (Con): My Lords, before we start today’s proceedings I will take the opportunity to correct something that I said last Wednesday in response to Amendment 16
Tuesday, 11 September 2018 09:45