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- Type:
- Economic data
Updated to include the latest official statistics from the ONS on employment and unemployment. The next ONS release date is 18 February 2025.
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- Type:
- Economic data
Updated to include official inflation data from the ONS for December 2024, along with the latest forecasts for RPI and CPI inflation from our panel of economists. The next ONS release date is 19 February 2025.
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- Type:
- Economic data
Updated to include data for December 2024 on the availability and recruitment of permanent and temporary staff from the KPMG and REC UK Report on Jobs compiled by S&P Global in association with the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).
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- Date:
- 3 January 2025
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- News
The cost of employing low-wage workers will hit a record high in 2025, according to an analysis by the Centre for Policy Studies.
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- Date:
- 12 December 2024
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- News
The UK's labour market outlook is uncertain following October's budget announcement, data from Indeed has indicated.
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- Date:
- 7 November 2024
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
This resource summarizes how another Trump presidency may affect key employment law issues that directly impact HR, including EEO, wage and hour and payroll among others.
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- Date:
- 30 October 2024
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- Commentary and insights
The Budget, the first in the UK by a female chancellor, was designed to fill a public spending black hole, boost public services, secure financial compensation for victims of scandals, and maintain defence spending. Labour has sought to stand by its manifesto commitments and not apply extra taxes to 'working people'. However, as our panel of experts says, businesses will see considerable added costs.
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- Date:
- 25 July 2024
- Type:
- News
The Department for Work and Pensions has set out its blueprint for getting people back into work, after a report by Labour adviser Alan Milburn called for the long-term sick to be forced to seek work.
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- Date:
- 17 July 2024
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- News
The new government confirmed that it would bring forward an Employment Rights Bill in the King's Speech today (17 July) - legislation that will "ban exploitative practices and enhance employment rights".
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- Date:
- 3 July 2024
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- News
With the general election taking place on Thursday 4 July, workers will be heading to the polls to have their say on who should form the next government. If you are still undecided on who to vote for, here we round up the major political parties' policies on work-related matters, from skills policy to labour supply.