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Study: Pay rises hit profit at the top, not employment at the bottom
28 November 2018
Whenever there are proposals to increase pay, business lobbyists argue the move will lead employers to cut their staff, but the latest report from the Low Pay Commission (LPC) has busted this myth.
More than a quarter of graduates forced into unpaid work, study finds
23 November 2018
Over one in four university graduates have taken unpaid internships, new research from social mobility charity the Sutton Trust has found.
Labour vows to lead by example to end employment "snobbery"
21 November 2018
The Labour Party has vowed to lead by example to spur a "deep-seated culture change" in the UK labour market in order to end "snobbery" in recruitment processes.
Unions and employers call for mental health to be given same weight as physical health
19 November 2018
In an open letter signed by unions, employers and charities, Prime Minister Theresa May has been called upon to give mental health the same weight as physical health in the workplace.
UN human rights expert blasts UK govt for “social re-engineering” that has imposed “great misery” on British people
16 November 2018
Concluding his two-week visit to the UK, the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Philip Alston, has published a scathing report that describes government policy as “social re-engineering” that has brought “great misery” to people across the UK.
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