Political elections

Employers are ready to increase staffing levels but their ambitions are being held back by political and economic uncertainty, new...

Boris Johnson has vowed to “invest in Britain’s people by giving them the tools and training to flourish in the 21st century”.

The Liberal Democrats say they would alter employment rights to make them a better fit with the gig economy.

Jeremy Corbyn this morning promised to “unleash a record investment blitz, getting the economy moving in every corner of our country”.

Doubts have arisen over the Conservative pledge to raise the threshold at which national insurance contributions have to paid.

A future Labour government would “rewrite the rules of our economy” and would help workers “take back control”, John McDonnell...

Political party leaders will speak to the CBI later today at its annual conference as they try to persuade the...

Increases in the national minimum wage pledged in the general election could be a “gamble” and will inadvertently benefit middle-...

A Labour government, post-Brexit, would retain freedom of movement from the EU for NHS medical professionals, shadow health secretary Jonathan...

How can employers prevent employees from electioneering at work? Should the workforce be banned from highlighting their political allegiances in...

Labour will provide free lifelong retraining for all if it gets into power in next month’s general election.
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As younger workers' minimum wage rates look likely to increase, Johnny Runge examines the reality of how employers pay, for example, a 25-year-old versus a 24-year-old.

The Communication Workers Union has denied that its proposed December strikes are politically motivated and designed to disrupt the forthcoming...

The timing of the general election may present real problems for employers with a 1 January pay review date.
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The UK will not leave the European Union on Thursday as planned.