Employers need to be flexible if they want the best talent to progress
The rungs on the middle of the career ladder are becoming fewer and wider-spaced
The rungs on the middle of the career ladder are becoming fewer and wider-spaced
But the quality of jobs is improving
Positive labour market figures are to be understood in the context of the post-crisis period as a whole and must not detract from the long-standing pressures on working people.
Despite some surprise figures, women are still earning significantly less overall than men.
We’re going down an uncertain path, with serious threats for working people.
Unemployment decreased by 121,000 in the three months to May 2014 to 2.12 million, with the unemployment rate now at 6.5 per cent, today’s labour market statistics reveal.
Unemployment decreased by 161,000 in the three months to April 2014 to 2.6 million, with the unemployment rate now at 6.6 per cent, today’s labour market statistics reveal.
The self-employed appear happier and more content than typical employees.
As with so many of the coalition’s claims of economic recovery, the seemingly buoyant labour market is hiding a much more fragile picture, writes James Bloodworth.
Debt, rather than earnings, is being used to cover living costs, writes Carl Packman.