Economics, government & business

The Office for National Statistics will spend £8 million hiring temporary staff in a bid to fix problems with its Labour Force Survey (LFS).

Concerns around an increase in employer taxes have contributed to a record jump in the number of UK businesses in financial distress.

Rolls-Royce Submarines will provide manufacturing and providing support services for nuclear reactors for the UK’s fleet.

Sainsbury’s has revealed plans to axe 3,000 jobs by cutting most of its cafes and hot food counters and reducing management roles by a fifth.

The UK government will publish an immigration white paper later this year that will review the current rules around recruiting high-skilled workers from overseas.

The US government has issued a memo to federal agencies telling them to prepare to lay off staff who work in diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programmes.

Median pay rise for autumn 2024 declined to 3.3%, according to Brightmine, as national insurance change begins to have an impact.

The south-west has been ranked the best place to work in a new employment index.

Labour market statistics released in January 2025 show that real wages increased by 3.4% year on year, their quickest pace since 2021.

The hospitality industry is calling for the government to delay plans to increase employers’ national insurance contributions (NICs).

The UK’s skills gap is narrowing for first time in 10 years, with new figures suggesting it has passed its peak.

Food delivery platforms facing calls for greater transparency around the apps they use to manage couriers’ work processes and pay.

Adam Grant from Wedlake Bell on how the Employment Rights Bill will affect the employment of temporary and seasonal workers

New legislation around zero-hours working risks enveloping agency workers and pushing companies into promoting ‘false self-employment’, MPs hear.

Keir Starmer has announced the AI Opportunities Action Plan in a bid to make the UK an AI superpower and create thousands of jobs.