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    • Saturday, 4 February, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      NHS staff in Wales call off strike after Cardiff boosts pay offer

      GMB and RCN unions suspend action planned for Monday as deal adds to pressure on Sunak

    • Friday, 3 February, 2023
      Camilla Cavendish
      Tempting back older workers means ditching business as usual

      Stereotypes about curmudgeons have to go, along with dreary jobs and the expectation of a work-free retirement

    • Friday, 3 February, 2023
      Personal Finance
      How to survive the financial shocks of redundancy

      Could you survive for long without a regular income?

    • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
      UK manufacturing
      British Steel censured over 800 job cuts plan amid state aid talks

      Business minister says UK government has put forward ‘generous’ £300mn package

    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      Sarah O'Connor
      The kids are alright after all

      It was feared the pandemic would harm young people’s job prospects but so far that doesn’t appear to be true

    • Monday, 30 January, 2023
      Apprenticeship levy
      Up to £2bn of England’s apprenticeship levy used on management training

      Executives are benefiting from funds at the expense of younger recruits, finds CIPD research

    • Sunday, 29 January, 2023
      Workplace diversity & equality
      A new generation refuses to keep quiet on age discrimination at work

      Staff willingness to whistleblow is finally shining a light on employers who tolerate such practices

    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      UK farmers stop recruiting Nepalese workers after exploitation warning

      Halt to hiring from south Asian nation will exacerbate labour shortages

    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      Amazon.com
      Amazon warehouse workers set for first UK strike

      Action by 300 staff in Coventry represents a milestone in the efforts of unions to establish a foothold in logistic sector

    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
      Fire and rehire should be ‘absolute last resort’, UK warns

      Code of practice aims to protect workers from threats of dismissal over new employment terms

    • Monday, 23 January, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      Ambulance workers in England and Wales to go on strike again

      Health secretary Steve Barclay says NHS will suffer inevitable disruption from walkout

    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      Ros Altmann
      Pension regulator must tackle rule-breaking employers

      The onus on employees to challenge workplace pension problems needs to change

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      LexHays PLC
      Hays: Europe-focused recruiter needs to diversify Premium content

      Expansion into technology helps a group that is vulnerable to regional downturns

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
      UK wages jump but fail to keep pace with inflation

      Gap between public and private sector pay growth is fuelling current wave of strike action

    • Monday, 16 January, 2023
      UK business & economy
      UK worker shortfall due to Brexit curbs estimated at 330,000

      Ending free movement from EU is ‘contributing significantly’ to shortages in lower-skilled sectors, think-tanks find

    • Monday, 16 January, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      Teachers in England and Wales vote to strike over pay

      Biggest education union announces seven days of walkouts in February and March

    • Sunday, 15 January, 2023
      Employment
      Wanted: older workers for flexible and desirable jobs

      Growing numbers of companies are changing their attitudes towards age and targeting over-50s for key roles

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      Sunak prepares big push to tackle economic inactivity in the UK

      Prime minister rejects business pleas for increased immigration to deal with labour shortages

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      Trade unions vow to boycott NHS pay review body

      Pressure mounts on ministers to increase wages of health workers amid latest walkout by ambulance staff

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
      News in-depthUK labour disputes
      Are Britain’s striking public sector workers underpaid?

      FT analysis shows that many key occupations have seen their pay squeezed over the past decade

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      Amazon.com
      Amazon plans closure of three UK warehouses as it cuts costs

      Move will affect 1,200 jobs in Hertfordshire, Yorkshire and Scotland as US tech giant makes broader retrenchment

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      Robert Walters PLC
      UK recruiter Robert Walters warns of hit from slowdown in US tech jobs

      Shares tumble as company says full-year profit will be below expectations

    • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
      J Sainsbury PLC
      Sainsbury’s raises hourly pay to £11

      Move will cost retailer £185mn over course of a financial year

    • Wednesday, 28 December, 2022
      Law
      Employment tribunals in England and Wales suffer severe delays post-Covid

      Cases pushed back to 2024 as system struggles to recover after the pandemic, report finds

    • Wednesday, 28 December, 2022
      News in-depthUK business & economy
      How the City of London adapted to hybrid working

      FT research finds some companies want staff to spend several days a week in the office, but others do not

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