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Jobs vacancies in high level STEM occupations (those requiring science, technology, engineering and maths) are almost twice as likely to be left unfilled due to a lack of staff with the right skills, new research shows.
Young people are shunning Saturday jobs – opting instead to ‘play it safe’ by focussing purely on their studies, rather than enhancing their learning with part-time work.
Seven new projects have been launched today by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES), aiming to boost the careers of low paid workers in retail and hospitality sectors.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Shared Parental Leave law becomes effective today (5 April 2015).
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015 to come into force on 6 April 2015 merging a number of amendments into 1 single set of regulations.
Sally Hunt has been appointed as a new member to the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service.
Two new commissioners have been appointed to the Low Pay Commission, Business Minister Jo Swinson announced today (25 March 2015).
Business Minister Jo Swinson has named 48 employers who have failed to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage.
Vince Cable announces plans to launch an online tool that will make it easier to find out how much people are paid.
From Thursday 1 October 2015, the adult rate of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will rise by 20p.
Inspectors from the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate led a number of successful visits to businesses in the Sheffield area.
An in-depth, qualitative study of the contribution and impact of migrant workers on 80 UK companies has been published.
A further 70 employers who failed to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage have been named.
The Low Pay Commission (LPC) has today recommended to the Government that the adult rate of the National Minimum Wage, which applies to workers aged 21 and over, should rise by 3 per cent to £6.70 from October 2015.
Eight weeks to go until mums and dads with babies due on or after 5 April 2015 can start sharing up to 50 weeks of parental leave.
Former director of employment business WHG Offshore LTD pleads guilty of failure to pay a work-seeker after the firm went into administration.
Statement from Vince Cable on an amendment to the Code, concerning the right of accompaniment to a grievance hearing.
HMRC’s enforcement budget to be increased by £3 million.
Survey finds that more than half of the UK believes that childcare should be shared equally between parents.
Jo Swinson, Minister for Employment Relations, talks to 5 News Tonight about the benefits of shared parental leave.
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