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  • Thursday, 30 March, 2023
    Minimum-Living wage
    UK minimum wage to increase 9.7% in ‘real-terms pay boost’

    Low-paid workers will get a rise in April that is expected to exceed the rate of inflation

  • Thursday, 30 March, 2023
    UK retailers urged to compensate foreign ex-farm workers

    Calls from investors and activists come as former employees say they cannot clear debt

  • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
    Sarah O'Connor
    Now is not the moment to push people into just any job

    Forcing the unemployed into low-paid work isn’t a good solution to today’s labour market problems

  • Monday, 20 March, 2023
    Roofoods Ltd
    Deliveroo accused of hitting earning power of riders

    Company blocks third-party app that lets gig economy workers compare fares across rival delivery platforms

  • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
    UK labour disputes
    Pay deal for NHS workers in England paves way to end strikes

    Trade unions representing nurses and other staff agree to recommend offer to members

  • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
    UK Budget
    Hunt’s workforce plan to cost £70,000 per person entering UK employment

    IFS analysis shows chancellor’s policy package will have a high price tag for relatively limited gains

  • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
    News in-depthUK Budget
    UK struggles to get its long-term sick people back into work

    About 6% of the working population is economically inactive due to prolonged disabilities

  • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
    UK Budget
    UK’s jobs and benefits overhaul aims to reduce economic inactivity

    Chancellor sets sights on 7mn adults who are not in work as campaigners express concerns over medical assessments

  • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
    UK Budget
    UK small businesses hit out at lack of help in Budget

    Directors of three companies describe struggles with higher taxes, rising costs and labour shortages

  • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
    UK Budget
    More foreign workers will be let in to fill labour market gaps

    Policy shift not mentioned in speech to tackle shortages primarily in construction sector

  • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
    UK wage growth slows to 5.7% as unemployment remains near record lows

    Slowdown strengthens case for Bank of England to keep interest rates on hold, say analysts

  • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
    UK Budget
    Hunt to raise UK tax-free pension allowances to discourage early retirement

    Analyst warns chancellor’s Budget moves aimed at encouraging doctors back to work risks making ‘other rich people richer’

  • Monday, 13 March, 2023
    The Big Read
    Britain after Brexit: The surprising surge in skilled migrants

    Employers in the UK have made much greater use than expected of the new migration system to bring in workers

  • Sunday, 12 March, 2023
    UK Budget
    Hunt to lay out Budget plans to get sick and disabled back to work

    Chancellor is also expected to cut taxes on capital spending by businesses

  • Sunday, 12 March, 2023
    TikTok Inc
    Companies turn to TikTok as UK labour shortages bite

    Video-hosting site used to promote jobs as groups also recruit ex-convicts and army vets to fill shortfalls

  • Friday, 10 March, 2023
    UK immigration
    UK supermarkets to fund audits on farms to prevent worker exploitation

    Move comes after warnings that the recruitment process was exposing Asian migrants to exploitation

  • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
    UK labour disputes
    ‘Constructive’ NHS strike talks to continue into next week

    Survey shows drop in staff morale as junior doctors prepare for three days of action on pay

  • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
    UK jumps up rankings for highly skilled overseas workers

    Post-Brexit migration regime boosts Britain’s attractiveness to well-qualified job applicants, says OECD

  • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
    Special ReportThe Modern Workplace: People
    Why the new workplace is a work in progress

    Covid-19 dismantled outdated practices but what replaces them remains contested

  • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
    Britain plans looser foreign worker rules to plug labour gap

    Ministers to tackle chronic shortages by easing restrictions for construction sector

  • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
    Economists Exchange
    Alan Manning: ‘Achieving growth by just having more people is not what we should aim for’

    The UK government’s former immigration adviser considers whether Britain’s post-Brexit migrant strategy has worked

  • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
    Cost of living crisis
    Hit to UK childcare benefits deters low-income parents from working

    Citizens Advice says squeeze has occurred because of limit on universal credit funds

  • Friday, 3 March, 2023
    Aveek Bhattacharya
    Campaigners for a four-day week can’t afford to slack off just yet

    New research suggests that the regime benefits both staff and employers, but we can’t take it all at face value

  • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Tackling Britain’s dearth of skills and workers

    Fixing education, training and high inactivity is key to boosting UK productivity

  • Thursday, 23 February, 2023
    UK council workers’ pay offer adds to pressure on ministers

    About 1.5mn low-paid local government employees offered wage uplift worth more than 20% over two years

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