Economics, government & business

The UK is an international outlier when it comes to economic inactivity, a new government-commissioned report has found. 

Ahead of an interest rate decision today by the Bank of England, the figures show wage growth including bonuses at 5.8% – broadly unchanged in the three months to January.

Santander has announced plans to close 95 branches across the UK, putting 750 jobs at risk.

Rob Moss explores the Pathways to Work green paper and examines the possible implications for employers.

Cabinet Office instructs government departments to freeze almost all 20,000 credit cards as part of crackdown on wasteful spending.

The UK jobs market is showing signs of greater stability with some employers "feeling more ready to hire", new data suggests.

The UK jobs market is “in recession territory” and the Chancellor must act decisively ahead of the spring statement, a think tank warns.

Employment is shrinking fastest among young workers, according to data tracking by Employment Hero.

The Employment Lawyers’ Association wants the government to stop treating employment tribunals as a ‘poor relation’ to other court cases.

US judges have ordered several federal government agencies to reinstate the jobs of probationary employees fired en masse last month.

Wes Streeting told MPs there were currently 15,300 staff at NHS England, and 3,300 in the Department of Health and Social Care. About half of the posts would go, he added.

Schneider Electric will double the number of ex-military personnel it recruits in a bid to address a shortage of skills in the transition to green energy.

Despite financial pressure from national insurance and national living wage changes, the number of planned redundancies is falling.

NHS England’s workforce will be cut by half, with around 6,500 jobs to go, in a bid to save at least £175m annually.

The AI Action Plan acknowledges the pressing need to train tens of thousands of AI professionals by 2030 to turn the government’s ambition into reality – but the UK is ill equipped to achieve this.