employment

'Youth Jobs Gap' Means Poorer Children More Likely To Be Out Of Work Than Richer Peers

Regional differences mean disadvantaged young people in the north are more likely to end up not in education, employment or training.
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Inflexible Work Hurts Women Most – But It Doesn't Have To Be This Way

Labour will guarantee new rights for all workers to have flexibility over their own working hours from day one of employment
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Scottish Council Becomes First In Europe To Give Domestic Abuse Victims Paid 'Safe Leave'

Workers can take up to 10 days off after councillors approved the groundbreaking policy.
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Pret Hopes To Help Homeless People By Giving Them A House To Live In (And A Job)

The move has been praised by homeless charities 👏
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Maternity And Paternity: What Are Your Rights?

Expecting a baby? Then you need to be sure what your rights are at work. Here’s a brief guide to what you may be entitled to.
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Community Steps In To Raise Thousands For Workers Laid Off On Christmas Eve

Some 310 Kaiam workers lost their jobs and were left without Christmas wages.
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The Government Has Utterly Failed 'Gig Economy' Workers – Why Don't We Have A Vote Of No Confidence In The Business Secretary?

Brexit could not be more all-consuming, it is nonetheless still important for our democracy that ministers and secretaries be held accountable for their performance
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Business Secretary’s Workers’ Rights Blitz Takes Hit As His Own Staff Vote To Strike

Government urged to bring outsourced staff back in-house.
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Government Outlines New Employment Rules But Zero-Hours Contracts Remain

Government announces end to rules which allow agency staff to be paid less than permanent counterparts.
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Girls Want To Be Doctors When They Grow Up, Boys Choose Sportsman Or Lawyer

Kids from different ethnic backgrounds share the same aspirations – but not the same wage packets when they start work.
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