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A consultation seeking views on the pensions advice allowance has been launched.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The employment rate in the UK is now at a record high of 74.5% and the unemployment rate is at its lowest level in over 10 years at 4.9%.
On her first day of visit to India, UK Cabinet Minister lent support to build smart cities and boost job opportunities in the country.
The largest list of employers to be named and shamed for failing to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage has been published.
Twenty-two employers have struck Gold in this year’s Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS), Defence Secretary, Michael Fallon, announced today.
Hundreds of thousands of savers take advantage of the government’s landmark pension freedoms.
New figures show that there are now more people aged 50 to 74 in work than ever before, 3.7 million more than there were 20 years ago.
The unemployment rate in Wales has dropped to its lowest level in a decade with a dynamic Welsh jobs market outperforming the rest of the UK.
The employment rate hits a record high of 74.4%, with 31.7 million people in work.
A consultation has been launched today on the future of NEST, the government-backed provider of workplace pensions.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Two new trustees have been appointed to the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Corporation.
The Minister for Pensions has welcomed the appointment of Arnold Wagner OBE to the role of Chair of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).
It's been 2 years since the government extended the right to apply for flexible working to all employees.
Entrepreneurial jobseekers have launched nearly 85,000 new businesses through a government scheme to boost self-employment and drive innovation.
Universal Credit becomes available to all types of claimant in Harrogate, Richmond (North Yorkshire), Inverness, Hammersmith and Ryedale.
Household incomes have risen to a record high according to statistics released today, with the fastest growth in 10 years.
Unemployment in Scotland fell by 11,000 from February to April 2016, and now stands at 160,000, according to data released today.
A strengthening economy across Wales has driven unemployment down again with new statistics pointing to a buoyant jobs market.
Unemployment has dropped to its lowest rate since 2005 while the employment rate has stayed at a record high of 74.2%.
Minister Matt Hancock delivered the annual Keith Joseph Memorial Lecture at the Centre for Policy Studies in London.
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