First wave furloughing pushed two million employees below the minimum wage
Around two million employees were paid less the National Living Wage last April as low-paid workers found themselves at the heart of the crisis...
MP’s warn of council bankruptcies if Government doesn’t fix the £4billion funding cap
A cross party committee of MP’s has warned The Government that they must fix the £4bn hole in council funding arrangements for 2024-25 or risk...
New consultation over Martyn’s Law is launched
A new consultation has been launched by the Government over the so called Martyn’s Law
The law is named after Martyn Hett, one of 22...
Getting the Country back to work-Incentives for home works and public works
People should be offered incentives to continue to work from home and furloughed or redundant workers should be asked to do valuable public investment...
Record UK employment driven by households trying to combat unprecedented income squeeze
Britain’s record employment is the result of its post-crisis income squeeze, and means we’re working an extra 65 million hours a week, according to...
Back to work and the Government is considering altering the two metre rule
Reduced hot-desking, the closure of office lifts and canteens, and putting tape on the floor to mark where people should stand are among measures...
Interest rates at highest level for 14 years
The Bank of England had tightened monetary screws, but increasing the base rate by 0.5 percentage points.
Interest Rates now the highest since December 2008.
The...
Metro Bank to axe nearly quarter of its workforce and review seven day opening
Metro Bank axing 850 jobs and reviewing seven-day bank branch opening hours
The bank said it had identified potential cost savings of up to £50million...
Government appoints food waste Czar
Ben Elliot has been appointed as the government’s first Food Surplus and Waste Champion to help promote awareness of the issue of food waste.
The...
New ‘levelling up’ research predicts ‘Northern brain drain’ of younger generation
Nearly half of 16–21-year-olds in the North expect to move from their area of whom 44% are seeking better employment prospects and 40% expect...