Sarah Olney MP: The UK apprenticeship system is failing our young people
‘The UK is currently facing a chronic skills gap and investing in apprenticeships will help in addressing the issue’
‘The UK is currently facing a chronic skills gap and investing in apprenticeships will help in addressing the issue’
BME workers account for two thirds of the growth of insecure workers in this period – despite BME workers making up just 14% of the overall workforce.
‘A well-designed safety net would help people return to work when they can’
A roundup of the Reasons to be Cheerful Podcast
‘The long-awaited employment bill, which was expected to have included rights to flexible working, predictable working hours and more protection for pregnant workers is not expected to be included in the forthcoming Queens Speech.’
‘In our first episode of 2022, we look at the thorny question of labour market regulation.’
Dozens of academics call for new social rights to be introduced now to avert an economic catastrophe.
It could pile pressure on the Tories to ban the controversial contracts.
The Labour & Co-operative Parties have recently committed to doubling the size of the co-operative economy, but why not have the majority of employees in the UK employed in fairer, more democratic forms of business by 2050?
The audit release coincides with another study that shows the poorest BME households will see their living standards drop by 20 per cent because of austerity.