Labour should ignore corporate scaremongering over workers’ rights
The business lobby was wrong over the minimum wage and is wrong over the New Deal for Working People.
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Labour’s “good jobs” agenda could be transformative
The party promises to revolutionise the world of work. But will it U-turn as it did over its green plan?
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Seema Malhotra: The Tories are short-changing young people
The shadow skills minister on Labour's jobs agenda, reforming apprenticeships, and valuing creative subjects.
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The hard truth about soft skills
A holistic approach to learning could unlock new opportunities.
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Why we need a national employment service
The government's employment service Jobcentre Plus must reframe its focus beyond skills.
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Net zero jobs growth “not guaranteed”, says Climate Change Committee
The UK may be missing opportunities for green jobs, warns a new report by the independent body.
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Tony Danker, head of the CBI: “Businesses have completely reassessed their capitalism”
The director-general of Britain’s largest business group on how to solve labour shortages, stimulate growth, and why it can finally…
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Working from home is killing our social lives
Slowly, imperceptibly, my circle of friends has shrunk – as who’s going to schlep to the pub after a day…
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The green jobs bonanza is already here
The renewable energy transition promises to create tens of millions of jobs, but the UK risks missing out unless skills…
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It’s the worst possible time to shun growth – but we do need to rethink it
Increases in GDP mean little if they don't enhance living standards.
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Office clearout leaves Britain with more jobs than workers to fill them
So many people have left work or changed industry since the pandemic that for the first time demand for staff…
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“The price of getting to your job is astronomical”: Britain’s cost-of-working crisis
Employees are being hit by inflation, childcare and commuting costs — especially those who moved away to work from home…
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Could the furlough scheme be reintroduced?
The cost of bringing back the furlough scheme would be lower than failing to do so, say economists and business…
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How UK job vacancies have reached a record high
The number of job vacancies has reached 1.2 million due to post-Brexit labour shortages and the post-Covid reopening.
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The UK will need to show it can deliver “good, green jobs”, not just talk about them
The UK’s Net Zero Strategy promises to boost employment while bringing down emissions. Does the government have a plan to…
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Does the US president have the most dangerous job in America?
One job not included on the deadliest jobs list must be, statistically speaking, one of the most dangerous of all
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