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The Treasury, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have unveiled a package of employment-focused support that will, it is claimed, help people stay healthy, get off benefits and move into work.

The November 2023 Labour Market Overview, published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), shows that vacancies fell between August and October 2023 for the 16th consecutive period, with the estimated number down by 58,000 on the quarter to 957,000.

On 28 November 2023, the Government published its proposals for pay rates for family-friendly leave, statutory sick pay and the lower earnings threshold to be applied from April 2024.

A new survey carried out by Acas has found that 61% of workers are unaware of the rights of people on zero-hours contracts.

Real earnings are expected to be lower in 2023 on average than in 2006 as a result of high inflation combined with long-term productivity challenges.

In its annual statistics on work-related ill health and workplace injuries in 2022/23, in Great Britain, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) highlights that approximately half of the cases are caused by stress, depression or anxiety.

Claiming that he would deliver “the biggest business tax cut in modern British history,” Chancellor Jeremy Hunt promised 110 measures but said he would not go through them all. Here are the highlights of those he introduced.

The National Living Wage (NLW) will increase by over a pound an hour from April 2024, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced.

Recognising the importance of National Older Workers Week, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that the number of 50PLUS Champions helping older workers into work has been doubled in Jobcentres up and down the country.

The Government has launched a consultation on removing what it describes as the “outdated regulations” which currently prevent agency workers from covering strikes.