Category: employment
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Spending Review must prioritise employment reform and recruitment investment, says APSCo
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The consultant and the treasury must re -customize funds to support the recruitment and employment market reforms, according to the Association of Vocational Employment Companies (APSCO). In providing spending review, APSCO urged the government to focus investment on targeted employment reforms that will lead economic growth, improve regulatory frameworks, and…
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Spending Review must prioritise employment reform and recruitment investment, says APSCo
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The consultant and the treasury must re -customize funds to support the recruitment and employment market reforms, according to the Association of Vocational Employment Companies (APSCO). In providing spending review, APSCO urged the government to focus investment on targeted employment reforms that will lead economic growth, improve regulatory frameworks, and…
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ONS to spend millions on temp workers to fix ‘unusable’ UK employment data
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The National Statistics Office (ONS) signed a deal worth 8 million pounds to employ hundreds of temporary workers in an attempt to fix what economists warn that it is “almost unused” data on employment in the UK. This step comes amid increasing criticism of the main workforce surveyed by the…
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Small businesses warn of layoffs as new employment rights bill prompts worry
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Almost every small business in the UK is preparing to cut staff in the wake of proposed changes to employment law, according to a survey by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). The survey of 1,270 companies found that 92 per cent feared the new legislation would undermine recruitment and…
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Shops and restaurants brace for record employment tax surge after Reeves’s budget raid
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Retailers and hospitality businesses are seeing an unprecedented rise in employees’ tax bills this year, due to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ decision to increase employers’ National Insurance contributions coupled with the minimum wage rising above inflation. New figures compiled by the Center for Policy Studies (CPS) show that the annual cost…
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Bill seeks to regulate messenger service employment model
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Today, a special member was presented before the Knesset aimed at regulating the situation of employees of digital platforms. This will cover thousands of delivery workers in Wolt, and some delivery workers in Mashloha, Hutt, Yangu and Tin Piece. The bill is separately sponsored by Knesset members Vladimir Bilyak (Yesh…
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Rayner’s employment rights overhaul to grant 9m workers the right to sue employers
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Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner is set to give an additional 9 million UK workers the right to sue their employers for unfair dismissal from day one of their jobs, as part of a sweeping reform of workers’ rights. Currently, employees must remain with the company for two years before…
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White House economic advisor Brainerd expects impact on employment from hurricane Helene
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U.S. ADP Non-Farm Employment Surpassed Estimates But Pay Growth Slowed
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The US Nonfarm Payrolls Change report came in slightly better than expected with 143K in employment gains versus 126K for September. This was also higher than the net job gain of 103,000 jobs in the previous month. This was the first better-than-expected reading in the past five months, as the…
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U.S. ADP Non-Farm Employment Surpassed Estimates But Pay Growth Slowed
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The US Nonfarm Payrolls Change report came in slightly better than expected with 143K in employment gains versus 126K for September. This was also higher than the net job gain of 103,000 jobs in the previous month. This was the first better-than-expected reading in the past five months, as the…
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Amazon hit with US labor board complaint over ‘joint employment’ of drivers By Reuters
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Written by Danielle Wiesner (Reuters) – Amazon.com has been charged by the U.S. Labor Council for illegally refusing to negotiate with a union representing drivers working for a contractor, the U.S. labor agency announced on Wednesday. The complaint filed by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) alleges that Amazon (NASDAQ:)…
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Rayner signals potential delays to key employment reforms
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Angela Rayner has indicated that some elements of her planned reform of workers’ rights could be delayed, in a setback for union leaders. At a key meeting at the Cabinet Office in Whitehall, the deputy prime minister told union and business lobby representatives that “not everything” initially proposed would be…
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Rayner signals potential delays to key employment reforms
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Angela Rayner has indicated that some elements of her planned reform of workers’ rights could be delayed, in a setback for union leaders. At a key meeting at the Cabinet Office in Whitehall, the deputy prime minister told union and business lobby representatives that “not everything” initially proposed would be…
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Canada July employment change -2.8K vs +22.5K expected
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Previous month -1.4k Employment change -2.8K vs. +22.5K expected Unemployment rate 6.4% vs. 6.4% expected (up 0.9% y/y) Employment rate in the previous month 6.4% Full-time employment +62.0K vs. -3.4K previously Part-time work -64.4 thousand vs. +1.9 thousand previously Participation rate 65.0% vs. 65.3% previously Average hourly earnings on an…
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new tribunal ruling sheds light on HR and employment law risks
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BBC Director General Tim Davie faced tough questions over his handling of the Hugh Edwards investigation. Among the points raised by Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy were why Mr Edwards was not sacked when the BBC learned of his arrest and why he received a pay rise during this period. A…
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The King’s Speech – What is next for employment law?
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In the King’s Speech on 17 July 2024, the new Labour government set out its legislative agenda for the next few months. Labour law reform was a key plank of Labour’s election campaign, so it is no surprise that it was mentioned in the King’s Speech: “My government is committed…
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Universal credit tax rate hindering employment efforts
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The new government must address the 55% effective tax rate on Universal Credit recipients if it aims to reduce unemployment. This is what Robert Salter, technical director at tax and audit consultancy Blake Rothenberg, pointed out, highlighting the issue in light of the recent King’s Speech, in which the government…
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Economic calendar in Asia 05 July 2024 while we wait for the US employment data
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