Economics, government & business

Official figures show the extent to which wages in January to March 2022 failed to keep pace with the rising cost of living.

Businesses are starting to see the Home Office ramp-up compliance activity around sponsor licences. How should they respond, asks our expert

Boris Johnson is reported to have told ministers at an away day that they must return civil servant numbers to those of 2016, reducing overall headcount by a fifth overall.

Some employers failed to increase staff pay when 23-year-olds were brought into the scope of the national living wage, finds BEIS report.

Processing times at the Home Office for those wishing to join family working in the UK have doubled, leaving those with job offers in the UK having to renegotiate starting dates.

Food delivery business Deliveroo has agreed a recognition deal with trade union GMB covering the company’s 90,000 drivers and riders....

The Green Jobs Delivery Group, with business, industry, union and academia involvement, has been tasked with supporting the delivery of up to 480,000 skilled green jobs by 2030.

The government has been accused of breaking its promises to improve workers’ rights, as the employment bill was excluded from...

EasyJet plans to remove a row of seats from its planes in a bid to cope with labour shortages.
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Convenience store chain McColl’s is urgently seeking a rescue deal that would save 16,000 jobs.

KPMG's partners will not be eligible for the increase as the company moves to gain competitive edge in the ‘battle for talent’.

The number of active job advertisements across the UK has risen steadily since late March 2022 but the lower level of new job ads suggests gathering fears over the economy.

Sir Lindsay Hoyle and Dame Andrea Leadsom call for an HR department in parliament to stamp out lewd behaviour and bullying.

The Home Office tells French multinational Teleperformance to hire more staff in a bid to tackle Passport Office backlog.

An IPPR report suggests the pandemic has resulted in significant UK labour market changes.