Economics, government & business

Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds has rebutted accusations that the government’s Employment Rights Bill could stifle employers.

Economic inactivity due to sickness could soar to 4.3 million in the UK by the end of this parliament, a cross-party Commission warns.

The Belfast company that built the Titanic has announced it is insolvent, putting between 50 and 60 jobs at risk.

Employers believe the UK will become less attractive to investors if new employment policies are introduced in their current form.

The UK is falling behind other major Western countries when it comes to attracting highly skilled foreign workers, according to new data from Indeed.

Two in three (64%) professional service companies have stopped advertising fully remote roles, while nearly one in four (23%) have increased employee office days in the past 12 months.

Research suggests vital ‘soft skills’ including communication and resilience are missing from young people entering the UK workforce.

The Body Shop’s remaining stores rescued from administration after reports in February that its UK 200 sites were at risk of closure.

The rate of UK unemployment has dropped to 4.1% this quarter, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed.

JD Sports Fashion has announced it will close its distribution centre in Derby, affecting almost 200 jobs.

With the UK’s skills system ‘in a mess’ according to Keir Starmer, the UK's new skills strategy could do worse than look at how schemes similar to Skills England have fared in the Netherlands.

A new law which was expected to give people the right to request predictable working hours has been ditched.

The government's plans 'have the potential to make real inroads in the problem of insecurity at work, and would particularly benefit low-paid workers'.

Stafforce is opening seven new sites as part of its UK expansion plans, which it describes as “making a significant investment in its future”.

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has launched a ‘Voice of the Worker’ campaign to ‘champion and protect’ the UK’s...