Employment
Unemployment drops by 45,000 to 2.63m as rate falls by 0.2%Official unemployment figures published today show unemployment fell by 45,000 in the three months to March, contradicting GDP data that shows the UK in recession. |
Public sector workers earn more for less hours, says ONS reportOfficial data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that employee sick days have fallen by 36 per cent since their peak of 2003 and now average 4.5 days per employee. |
Fiscal austerity making global job crisis worse, says ILOThere is no recovery in sight for the global jobs situation and austerity measures are making things worse, according to the International Labour Organization. |
UK unemployment drops by 35,000 to 2.65 millionOfficial figures show unemployment fell by 35,000 from 2.685 million to 2.65 million in the three months to February 2012, the first fall since May 2011. |
One million traditional jobs lost for young people, says TUCSectors that traditionally employ young people, such as manufacturing, construction and retail, have shed almost one million jobs since 2007, a new study shows. |
Clegg unveils "Youth Contract" for jobsThe Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has unveiled a Youth Contract in which the government will pay firms incentives to take on young people and train them. |
Unemployment rate remains at record highThere was relatively good news on the jobs front as the ONS reported that unemployment stayed at a record high of 2.67 million, a rise of 28,000 in the past three months. |
UK jobs market ‘turning a corner’The nation’s job prospects are improving, fuelled by the 'Olympic effect' and signs that the UK could avoid a double-dip recession, a new report suggests. |
Unemployment reaches 2.67m but pace of increase slowsThe Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released unemployment figures for January that shows unemployment has reached 2.67 million but increased at a slower pace. |
TUC: ‘True UK jobless total is 6.3m’The real number of unemployed people in the UK is 6.3 million if the figures are calculated using America’s formula, analysis from the TUC suggests. |
Subway to offer 600 new UK franchises creating 6,000 jobsFast-food chain Subway wants to open 600 new franchises in the UK & Ireland by 2015, creating 6,000 new jobs. |
Cameron and Clegg praise McDonald's as it creates 2,500 new UK jobsThe Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister have praised McDonalds for its staff training as it announces 2,500 new jobs in the UK in 2012, over half of which are for young people. |
Government announces measures to protect pension potsMinister for pensions Steve Webb has said he wants to make it easier for people to build up bigger pensions, even if they change jobs. |
Cable sets out changes to employment laws and unfair dismissalVince Cable has set out proposals for changes to UK employment laws and unfair dismissal designed to make the hiring and firing of staff easier for firms. |
Unemployment rises to 2.62 million, youth levels breach 1 millionThe Office for National statistics released unemployment data for September which shows a rise above forecast and confirms that youth unemployment is above one million. |
Youth unemployment set to breach one millionUnemployment amongst 16-24 year-olds is likely to rise to above one million when the Office for National Statisticsannounces October's unemployment figures tomorrow. |
Permanent job vacancies fall for first time in over two yearsThe latest REC/KPMG report on job vacancies in the UK for October reveals that permanent job levels have fallen for the first time since July 2009 and wages are stagnant. |
High street loses 23,000 jobs over last year - BRCThere are 23,000 fewer people working in shops now than there were a year ago, according to figures from the British Retail consortium. |
Employment crisis hits older and young people hardestUnemployment has risen to its highest level for 17 years and with almost all jobs lost being part-time, it is older workers, women and young people at the sharp end. |
Youth unemployment rises to 991,000Unemployment in the UK rose by 117,000 between June and August to the highest level for 17 years and youth unemployment rose to just below the one million mark. |
Post Office to recruit 18,000 temporary workers this ChristmasThe Post Office has begun its Christmas recruitment drive for 18,000 temporary workers to help sort an estimated 130 million items a day in the peak Christmas post period. |
Unemployment rises to 2.51 million in August, says ONSUnemployment rose by 20,000 to pass 2.5 million in the three months to the end of August, according to the latest employment data released by the Office for National Statistics today. |
Liverpool tops 2010 workless household UK survey, says ONSLiverpool, followed by Nottingham and Glasgow were the areas in the UK with the highest proportion of workless households in 2010, according to a new survey by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). |
UK unemployment rises to 2.49 millionThe latest unemployment figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show a shock rise in the number of people claiming benefits and an increase in unemployment of 38,000 in the three months to the end of June. |
HSBC aims global focus on emerging marketsHSBC has announced that it will cut around 25,000 jobs over the next two years in the USA and Europe but will recruit in Asia and Latin America as it realigns its global structure to focus on areas of business growth. |
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