Economics, government & business

UK-EU Summit leads to agreement to work towards a time-limited, capped, youth experience scheme and an association with Erasmus+.

Last week, the government launched its Immigration White Paper. Ross Kennedy examines which jobs are likely to be affected and how employers should react.

Falling public sector productivity could drive up labour costs by more than £5 billion by the end of this decade, a forecast suggests.

Thousands of jobs at discount retailer Poundland could be at risk as its parent company looks to sell it off.

The government is seeking to appoint more judges and case workers to alleviate the backlog of employment tribunal cases.

At the Acas 2025 conference in Westminster, Soames accused the government of failing to listen to businesses's concerns about the proposals.

Burberry announced the proposed cuts as it reported its financial results today, recording a £66 million loss in the past financial year.

Tech giant Microsoft is to reduce the size of its global workforce by 3%, despite strong results in its latest quarter.

UK labour market figures from Office for National Statistics show decline in regular earnings alongside rise in unemployment.

Nissan has announced plans to cut an additional 11,000 jobs globally as part of a recovery plan.

Prime minister Keir Starmer announced the government’s Immigration White Paper this morning, pledging to drastically reduce employers’ reliance on overseas...

April saw the softest fall in recruitment activity since last September, with a similar trend seen in temporary work.

The operators of the two largest UK bioethanol facilities have warned the government that last week’s trade deal with the...

The government will ‘radically reform’ the UK’s immigration system under new measures proposed in today’s immigration white paper.

CIPD: ‘the government can address employer nerves around the bill by prioritising an implementation plan with a clear phased timeline’.