17 October, 2012
17 October, 2012
New TUC report on youth unemployment shows that young black men are more likely to be unemployed than any other ethnic group, with over one in four currently out of work.
17 October, 2012
New Joseph Rowntree Foundation report describes the difficulty of job searching for young people seeking low-skilled work, examining three contrasting local labour market areas in England and Wales.
17 October, 2012
New Office for National Statistics figures show that the unemployment rate has fallen to 7.9 per cent of the population.
16 October, 2012
Issue 135 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.
15 October, 2012
TUC analysis shows that the number of 16-24 year-olds out of work for six months or longer has increased by 23 per cent since the government came to power in May 2010.
11 October, 2012
11 October, 2012
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills publishes statistics that also show strong growth for advanced and higher level apprenticeships.
8 October, 2012
Under new 'owner-employee' contract, employees will be given shares exempt from capital gains tax, and in exchange, they will give up rights on unfair dismissal, redundancy, and the right to request flexible working and time off for training.
4 October, 2012
Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion report provides a snapshot of the main challenges for Scotland's labour market and considers what the Scottish and UK governments could do to tackle worklessness.
3 October, 2012
Ministry of Justice publishes Quarterly Tribunals Statistics for second quarter 2012 which also show a 15 per cent decrease in number of receipts of multiple claims.
3 October, 2012
Ministry of Justice publishes statistics which show a 15 per cent fall in the number of claims received compared to previous year.
2 October, 2012
Issue 134 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.
1 October, 2012
With inflation running at 2.9 per cent, around 940,000 people, two-thirds of whom are women, will see a further squeeze on their living standards, with young people being hit the hardest.
1 October, 2012
However, rates for 16-17 year olds and 18-20 year olds remain at £3.68 an hour and £4.98 an hour respectively.
28 September, 2012
'The Third Sector Challenge and Social Enterprise Fund forms part of our unique guarantee to 16 to 19 year olds that all will be offered a place in training or education', says Minister for Youth Employment.
26 September, 2012
We value the dedication and hard work of public sector workers across the country, says Treasury spokesperson.
24 September, 2012
The Scottish Government launches new jobs scheme that will create opportunities for small and medium sized businesses in the private sector to recruit young people aged 18 to 24 who have been unemployed for three to nine months.
20 September, 2012
New research published by DWP explores whether behavioural economic theory and models could be applied to DWP policies on encouraging longer working and saving for retirement.
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