Economics, government & business

Permanent staff appointments continued to fall in May, according to the latest survey of UK recruitment consultants.

The Liberal Democrats have pledged a ‘dad month’ of paternity leave if they get into power in July’s general election.

Teacher vacancies increased by 20% to 2,800 in November 2023 from 2,300 in November 2022, according to newly released government figures.

The Lib Dems have pledged to fund mental health checks to reduce levels of long-term sickness.

Labour's new employment enforcement body would investigate migrant care worker exploitation, says Yvette Cooper

Rishi Sunak has pledged to introduce an annual cap on work and family visas if the Conservatives retain power.

The Labour party has pledged to cut migration and forge stronger links between visas and skills needs if it gains power.

Kemi Badenoch says a future Tory government would clarify sex and gender by defining sex as 'biological sex' in the Equality Act.

Labour has updated its New Deal for Working People green paper with a more detailed group of proposals under the Making Work Pay badge. So what's changed?

ICO received more than 15,300 complaints last year over organisations’ failure to comply with data subject access requests (DSARs).

Reform UK would introduce an ‘employer immigration tax’ to cure the UK’s ‘deadly addiction’ to cheap overseas labour, Richard Tice announces.

The proportion of women working in engineering and technology roles in the UK has fallen.

Pat Cullen, general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, will step down and stand as a candidate in the forthcoming general election.

Statutory code comes into force in July but Labour says it will strengthen the 'inadequate' code against fire and rehire if elected.

Party publishes New Deal for Working People under the heading Labour’s Plan to Make Work Pay, attracting some union criticism.