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Autumn Statement: chancellor admits employment rules need reform

The chancellor George Osborne has pledged once again to reform employment rules saying the Government is "committed to fair rights for employees" but that businesses have the right "not to be sued out...

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Autumn Statement: Government commits to helping young people up-skill and find employment

The chancellor George Osborne has confirmed the deputy prime minister Nick Clegg's pledge to invest £1 billion in helping young people find employment.

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Löfstedt Review: Government moves to cut back health and safety red tape from January

The Government has announced plans to begin a “major cut back” of health and safety red tape as early as January.

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Hilton Worldwide to create 8,500 jobs in European expansion

Hilton Worldwide is to create more than 8,500 employment opportunities in Europe in the next three years.

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Autumn Statement: State pension to increase to £107.45 in next financial year

The basic state pension will next April rise by £5.30 to £107.45

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Autumn Statement: State pension age to rise to 67 in 2026

The Government is set to increase the state pension age from 66 to 67 in 2026, the chancellor george osborne has announced.

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NHS will ‘rise to the strike-day challenge’ but some patients will be affected, says NHS Employers

The NHS Employers organisation today said that it was confident the NHS would rise to the challenge created by the trade union day of action on Wednesday (30 November).

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UK unemployment to increase by 150,000 by the end of 2012, according to BCC

Total UK unemployment will increase from 2.62 million (8.3% of the workforce) in July-September 2011, to 2.77 million (8.7% of the workforce) in Q4 2012, a net increase of 150,000 in the jobless...

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Sage UK and Mercer join forces to launch employee benefits service for SMEs

Business software and services provider Sage UK and employee benefits consultancy, Mercer have joined forces to launch Sage Employee Benefits, a service designed to make it easier and more affordable...

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Employers to receive £2,275 worth of wage subsidies for each NEET they recruit

The deputy prime minister Nick Clegg is set to announce a £1 billion investment from the Government into creating 400,000 training places for the UK’s one million young employed, just days ahead of...

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Government moves to make system for disabled employees 'fair and consistent'

Disabled people are to benefit from further changes to the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) following an independent review of the assessment which looks at someone’s fitness for work.

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UKBA: Employers could face £10,000 penalty for each illegal worker they hire

The UK borders Agency (UKBA) is set to publish a report detailing the penalties given to people or organisations that employ illegal workers.

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