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COP26 President Alok Sharma's opening speech at the UNFCCC-led Race to Zero Dialogues, which will take place from 9-19 November.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
DWP confirms that some smaller jobcentres will merge with larger ones, and others will be co-located within local government premises.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Female employment is at a joint record high, wages surpass inflation for the 16th month in a row, record numbers are in work and unemployment continues to fall.
Alok Sharma addresses leading employers on the government’s initiatives to support disadvantaged groups into work and support greater diversity.
Higher skilled roles drive joint record high employment rate of 76.1% and over 32 million people are in work in the UK, up over 3.6 million since 2010.
There are more women in work than ever before and the gender pay gap is at a record low, but that there is more to do to tackle employment inequality.
Employment Minister Alok Sharma welcomes the fall of over a million workless households since 2010.
UK wages are increasing at their joint-fastest rate in a decade, with unemployment remaining low at 4 per cent
The Minister for Employment talks about the progress of the Fuller Working Lives strategy at 'The STIR conference 2019: The 100 Year Life'.
New employment figures confirmed 2018 had the UK’s strongest jobs market on record with latest figures showing more people in work than ever before.
Jobseekers across the UK are set to benefit from mentoring support designed to help them into work.
Alok Sharma, Minister for Employment, delivered a speech today on the 'Full Employment' report launched by independent think tank Resolution Foundation.
Wage growth has outstripped inflation for the ninth month in a row and the UK employment level is at an all-time high.
Opinion editorial by Minister of State for Employment Alok Sharma, published on the Mail Online on 9 December 2018.
There are more people in work than ever before, real wages are up for the eighth month in a row and 973,000 more disabled people are in work since 2013.
A speech at the launch of ERSA’s race, employment and ethnicity report on the government’s action to support more people from ethnic minorities into work.
Official figures, released by the Office for National Statistics today, show that youth unemployment has halved since 2010.
Minister of State for Employment Alok Sharma's speech on building on employment success to create a more inclusive workplace.
The unemployment rate has fallen further this month, to 4%, with a higher proportion of black and minority ethnic (BME) people in work than ever before.
Official figures, released by the Office for National Statistics today, report that the overall employment rate is at 75.7%, a new record high.
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