TUC: Latest employment laws will “make it easier to sack people” and “not save a single job”
The TUC have said the government’s latest employment reforms “will not save a single job” but instead “make it easier to sack people”.
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Markit: Eurozone manufacturing “shows signs of moderating” (while the UK’s still in a slump)
The eurozone shows slow signs of improvement as a downgrade looms for the UK’s credit rating – Tony Burke reports on the state of the global economy.
Graphic: The increase in energy bills – and how the rise might be steeper without efficiency measures
The majority (83%) of the increase in energy bills is from wholesale and supplier costs, with less than a fifth (19%) due to low-carbon policies.
Osborne’s spin and games can’t distract from the regressive reality
Rachel Reeves MP (Labour, Leeds West) is the Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Last week in the autumn statement the chancellor came to the House of Commons and was forced to admit he had failed. Far from securing thetest
Today’s jobs stats are good, but there’s still a great deal of ground to make up
Richard Exell analyses the latest labour market statistics.
Unemployment down 82,000 to 2.51 million
Unemployment fell by 82,000 between August and October to 2.51 million, today’s labour market statistics reveal.
Chart: Census data highlights, once again, gender bias in jobs market
The latest Census 2011 data shows, once more, the very clear gender bias in employment – in the types of work men and women have and the number of hours worked.
Osborne’s latest manufacturing, workers’ rights and productivity fail
The UK’s manufacturing sector took another big hit last week when official data showed manufacturing had performed much worse than predicted.
Economic update – December 2012: Triple-dip ahead?
IPPR’s Amna Silim presents the latest Left Foot Forward economic update, for December 2012.
The autumn statement saw a victory for fair pay – but the battle’s not over yet
The autumn statement saw victories for the TUC’s Pay Fair campaign against regional pay, but the battle’s not over yet.