Economics, government & business

GPs will be asked to stop sick notes that sign people off work and instead refer them to job coaches or the gym, under a new government pilot scheme.

The number of workers taking second jobs is at its highest level since records began as workers feel the pinch of rising prices.

The Department for Education ‘lacks a coherent plan’ to meet teacher recruitment goals, according to the Public Accounts Committee.

A critical shortage of skilled workers is jeopardising the government’s pledge to build 1.5 million new homes by 2029.

The Home Office did not have control of the skilled worker visa route after the Covid pandemic, say MPs on the public accounts committee.

The government has published an ‘implementation roadmap’ for the Employment Rights Bill, confirming that, once the Bill has made it...

Shoe retailer Clarks has cut more than 1,200 jobs after sales plummeted by almost £100 million in its most recent...

Entry-level opportunities have taken a significant hit, dropping by nearly a third since the advent of widely available generative AI tools at the end of 2022.

The government’s welfare bill has been altered as prime minister Keir Starmer sets out to gain the backing of more...

The government needs to step up efforts to boost student enrolment and employer engagement with T-Levels if the qualification is to achieve its intended impact

BoE: Signs the UK jobs market is slowing because employers are adjusting hiring and salary in response to higher employers' NIC.

Thousands of jobs in the UK are at stake over the potential loss of a bioethanol business in Hull because of deals struck between the US and the UK.

The Employment Rights Bill is unlikely to become law until at least the autumn as it remains subject to amendments in the House of Lords. 

The median pay award in the UK remained steady at 3% in May, with public sector pay awards outstripping the private sector.

New graduates coming into the jobs’ market this summer will face a real bun fight, research has warned, with graduate...