employment
Government’s own anti-red tape committee says zero hour contract consultation too narrow
Employer market power should be considered in the government's consultation on zero-hours contracts, according to independent assessors working for the government.
Hopeful signs in the labour market, but things remain a long way from normal
Today’s labour market statistics were broadly positive but there are causes for concern beneath the headlines.
Unemployment down 125,000 to 2.34 million
Unemployment decreased by 125,000 between October 2013 and December 2013 to 2.32 million, with the unemployment rate now at 7.2 per cent, today’s labour market statistics reveal.
The Tory sleight of hand over ‘1.1 million more’ private sector jobs
Just under a fifth of the coalition's 'million new jobs' are the result of the reclasification of further education and sixth form college teachers as private sector employees.
Labour market still marked by serious weakness
The latest labour market statistics show some encouraging signs, but the headline figures disguise serious weakness.
The rise in zero hour contracts
The two graphs show the rise in the number of people on zero hour contracts in the past eight years.