Unnamed minister said ‘If people aren’t going into work, they don’t deserve the terms and conditions they get if they are going into work.‘
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Both permanent and temporary staff appointments rose at near-record rates in July.
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Office staff were originally due back on 7 September, but the online retailer has announced a new date of 3 January 2022.
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Paul Embery was not dismissed for his pro-Brexit views, an employment tribunal found, but had been subject to a ‘witch hunt’ with a ‘pre-determined’ outcome.
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Vacancies among hospitality business have grown by 342 percentage points since the sector began reopening in March.
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New wave of infections in the US focuses efforts to increase vaccination rates.
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Retail giant Next has conceded that its store workers can compare their roles to that of their colleagues in distribution centres and warehouses in terms of pay.
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A quarter of young people are not confident they have the digital skills needed to secure a job in the growing tech industry.
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More than 450,000 jobs could be created in reusing and repairing household goods, according to an environmental think tank.
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The investment bank is set to increase junior bankers pay after reports of 95-hour weeks.
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Bakery chain Greggs is set to create 500 new retail jobs and expand its network of shops after returning to profit.
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Unison has written to firms that provide cleaners, security guards and catering staff to the NHS.
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At least one of the senior board positions should be a woman, the FCA proposed, and at least one should be from a non-white ethnic minority background.
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The Home Office is the latest government department to fall foul of the government's own IR35 laws.
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NHS England has appointed its first female chief executive in its 73-year history, Amanda Pritchard.