employment
Work and Pensions Secretary: DWP needs to focus on work, not welfare
In a speech on Tuesday Liz Kendall will lay out plans to get people back into the labour market.
North’s unemployment rate at a record low with the average wage up 11%
HMRC data showed earnings from PAYE workers stood at £2,329 last month, 11.2% higher than June 2023
Greens set out charter for small businesses to help high streets thrive
The party is offering to create regional mutual banks to drive investment in decarbonisation and give VAT and rates exemptions.
Starmer urges Scottish voters to end ‘era of economic turmoil’ and vote Labour
The Labour leader has pledged to put Scotland ‘at the heart of government’ and deliver 69,000 jobs across the country.
Trailblazing LA priest helping to turn around the lives of former prisoners
Fr Gregory Boyle founded the one of the world’s largest gang-intervention programmes in the world
P&O Ferries boss admits paying workers £4.87 per hour
Peter Hebblethwaite also admitted earning £508,000 last year including bonuses.
Minister dismisses train-making job losses as ‘peaks and troughs’, Labour says
Shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh said there has been a lack of action from Transport Secretary Mark Harper over securing the industry’s future.
Rishi Sunak launching employment plan to help veterans secure high-paid jobs
Op Prosper aims to support veterans into work after they leave the armed forces
Women in Ireland more likely to be low paid than in Northern Ireland – report
A narrower gender pay gap in Northern Ireland is partly down to a higher percentage of public sector workers, researchers said.
6 new podcasts to listen to this week
These are our top podcast picks.