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Unpaid internships “a serious and pressing problem for social mobility”
12 November 2014
Almost a third of recent university graduates are working as unpaid interns. This works out at 22,000 at any one time – far higher than the previous government estimate of 15,000.
TUC: only 1 in 40 new jobs are full-time
13 November 2014
The TUC has released research showing that only one in forty jobs created since the recession is full-time.
G20 governments are “not tackling the inequality of wages and rising unemployment”
13 November 2014
As the G20 leaders assemble in Brisbane today (November 13), a survey of Labour 20 (L20) members has found that 56% of G20 policies are ineffective at improving outcomes for working people.
PAC condemns Work Programme
6 November 2014
The Public Accounts Committee has today (6 November) published its report on the work programme.
Equal Pay Day 2014
4 November 2014
Today (November 4) is equal pay day – effectively the last day of the year that women are paid for their work, thanks to the gender pay gap.
Living wage increased to £7.85 an hour
4 November 2014
The living wage has gone up by 20p, to £7.85 an hour, and £9.15 in London
Workers win groundbreaking holiday pay case
4 November 2014
A groundbreaking case at the Employment Appeal Tribunal has been won, ruling that overtime should be included in holiday pay calculations.
Tories chase Ukip in anti-migrant rhetoric
31 October 2014
Defence secretary Michael Fallon has said that British towns are “swamped” by immigrants. The comments come as the Tories panic over the threat of UKIP. Fallon said that some UK towns were “under siege” from “huge numbers” of migrants, an echo of previous discourses on migration.
Gender pay gap continues to widen
28 October 2014
A report released by the World Economic Forum has revealed that the UK gender gap is widening. Britain has fallen to 26th in the Global Gender Gap Report – its lowest score since 2008.
Sports direct forced to make employment terms clear
28 October 2014
Sports direct will be forced to advertise the employment terms of its zero-hours contracts, following legal action.
Cameron slashes welfare cap
28 October 2014
David Cameron has proposed a new benefit cap of £23,000 per year, meaning thousands of families will have their benefits cut by up to £60 a week.
Tebbit: Make unemployed pull up ragwort
30 October 2014
Former Tory cabinet minister Lord Norman Tebbit has come out in support of forced labour for the unemployed.
