Thursday 17 May 2012

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Disabled workers protest factory closures amid claims of discrimination

As the Remploy website states, they are ‘committed’ to helping disabled workers find employment so with the news of planned closures within 36 of their 54 sites in the coming months, disabled workers are crying ‘foul’ against government and calling …

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Minimum wage will not rise for UK youth

Although it was a hard decision to make, according to Vince Cable, there will not be a rise in the minimum pay rate for young people. Rates are

Jobless rate slowly falling

Jobs in the private sector are showing signs of finally offsetting the redundancies within the public sector. However, at the same time, millions of workers have effectively taken

Young black men currently the highest group of unemployed

The most recent data released by the Office for National Statistics show that the jobless rate amongst young black men is now more than doubled and is currently

Chaos in the work experience scheme

Recently Tesco made an announcement that the store would begin offering wages to those on benefits who have been working unpaid within their chain of stores. This appears

Employment Outlook in the UK Worse Than in Two Decades

With more than 200,000 people expected to become unemployed during the next 12 months, UK employment is set to reach lows that have not been seen in two

UK austerity measures now striking at cancer patients

In what may yet be the most controversial of government cuts, MPs are being advised to consider forcing cancer patients, many of whom are terminally ill, to undergo

Jobs steadily declining in the UK

Recent figures released by accounting firm KPMG and REC (Recruitment and Employment Confederation) show that jobs have declined at the fastest rate since November 2009. Jobs are at the

Public sector strike begins disrupting services across the UK

More than two million public workers have staged a strike shutting down schools for the day and bringing public services in hospitals and councils to a virtual halt.

Workers in the UK riding out downturn in economy

In the aftermath of the global financial crisis of 2008, and with worries abound about the eurozone crisis, many UK workers are opting to stay at their current