UK unemployment steady at 3.9% but vacancies fall to record low
The UK's unemployment rate remain steady between February and April but there are worrying signs for employment prospects.
The number of UK workers on payrolls...
UK Hospitality warmly welcomes jobs and hospitality package
Commenting on today’s announcement by the Chancellor, UKHospitality Chief Executive Kate Nicholls said:
“It is reassuring that the Chancellor singled out hospitality and tourism as...
UK retail sales getting back to normal levels with food sales at record levels
There has been a strong rebound in UK retail sales reported in June as lockdown eases.
Volume of sales were up 13.9 percent on May...
Half of workers want extension to the Furlough scheme
As the German government confirms that it will extend its protection for jobs until the end of next year, a national poll conducted on behalf...
Another national lockdown-We can’t afford it says Boris
A second national lockdown would have 'disastrous' financial consequences for the UK, Boris Johnson has said.
During an appearance this afternoon in front of the Parliamentary Committee
and...
COBRA-style action needed to save ‘lost generation’ of young people
Today’s young people face becoming a “lost generation” unless the Government develops a COBRA-style response to boost skills and job opportunities, the Local Government...
UK’s borrowing figures hit record highs
Public sector finances data out this morning shows the continuing impact of the Covid crisis with borrowing in first 6 months of the year...
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...
Stricter rules urgently needed to combat construction Covid transmissions, warns union
Unite, the UK’s construction union, has called on the government and construction employers to take urgent action to tackle rising Covid-19 transmission rates in...
Asda sale and leaseback plan ‘nothing more than asset stripping’ says Union
Issa Brothers need to stop and think about the proud history and heritage of profit-making supermarket
GMB, the union for Asda workers, has branded the...