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Read moreRecent months have seen a significant increase in seasonal hiring in sectors such as hospitality and tourism compared with summer 2025, said the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), which runs a monthly labour…
Read morePrivate sector employment intentions are stuck at the lowest ever level outside of the covid-19 pandemic, at plus 11, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). The organisation, which…
Read moreThe average house price slumped by two per cent this month to £364,999, according to property portal Rightmove. House prices are down one per cent year-on-year, the largest annual drop since December 2023. The capital’s…
Read moreSuppliers would be permitted to factor "water scarcity" into bills as part of efforts to reduce consumption under Ofwat's plans, which are being likened to surge pricing – the practice where private hire firms raise taxi…
Read moreNationally, as few as 5% of some groups of young people with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) move into permanent jobs. However, employment rates among those who complete supported internship schemes can…
Read moreOil prices remain at elevated levels, stoking inflationary pressures while also threatening to weigh on growth. The US Federal Reserve, the Bank of England and the European Central Bank are still smarting from the…
Read moreAs the prime minister fleshes out his agenda, the Fabian Society and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation have warned that millions of workers are missing out on key statutory rights including parental leave, redundancy pay…
Read moreThe bestselling writers, along with 200 booksellers, have written to the Prime Minister, urging him to set out a business rates relief package for bookshops as they contend with crippling tax bills. The authors, which…
Read moreThe housing secretary will publish a new national planning policy framework aimed at loosening planning laws even further to help build 1.5m homes by the end of the parliament. The government had previously been…
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