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Unemployment in Scotland increased by 18,000 and stands at 170,000 in the period June to August 2015.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Two consultations have been published on reforming recruitment sector legislation and tackling exploitation in the labour market.
Today (12 October 2015) 15 more jobcentres start offering Universal Credit – the new benefit that means you are better off in work.
A new scheme to help anyone reaching State Pension age before 6 April 2016 to safeguard their long-term financial security.
The government is looking for talented and creative people to find innovative solutions to youth unemployment in a unique collaboration.
George Osborne announces that working grandparents will be able to share parental leave in future.
Today 13 more jobcentres start offering Universal Credit – the new benefit that means you are better off in work.
80,000 of Wales’s workers set to benefit
New rules mean Sikhs across the UK will no longer face the prospect of disciplinary action for wearing turbans in the workplace.
National Minimum Wage goes up by 57 pence to £3.30 for apprentices and rises by 20 pence to £6.70 per hour for adult workers.
Today 15 more jobcentres start offering Universal Credit – the new benefit means that you are better off in work.
This blog provides an insight into how the LPC recommend minimum wage rates for the UK and the advice given on the National Living Wage.
UK Government support has helped 6,900 Scottish benefits claimants start their own business since 2011.
Today, 25 more jobcentres start offering Universal Credit from Durham to Reading.
Universal Credit will be in three-quarters of all jobcentres by Christmas, as the next phase of the national rollout begins today.
Almost 12.5 million older people across the UK benefitted from a Winter Fuel Payment last winter, new figures published today show.
The New Enterprise Allowance has enabled 73,290 business starts since 2011.
A major new campaign aimed at preparing today’s workers for the most significant reform of the State Pension in decades, is launched today.
Planning for retirement can sometimes be scary. This is why we’re changing the State Pension to make it much clearer in the future.
Harriett Baldwin announces Pension Wise will move to the Department for Work and Pensions.
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