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November 10, 2020

Universal Credit childcare costs case to be heard by High Court

Families on Universal Credit have been pushed into debt and hardship by upfront childcare costs.
September 4, 2020

Working mothers face childcare crisis as new term starts, finds TUC poll

Polling reveals the huge pressures felt by working mothers during the coronavirus outbreak.
February 4, 2020

Call for evidence to be submitted to inquiry into Universal Credit

The Committee will examine whether the policy assumptions reflected in the design of Universal Credit are appropriate for different groups of claimants.
January 20, 2020

Tackle bad work and low pay to improve UK’s productivity, says new research

Raising the pay of those at the bottom of the labour market and encouraging greater worker representation will boost UK productivity, new research suggests.
December 31, 2019

New report models four possible futures of work

The RSA has modelled four possible 'futures of work' in the 2020s, taking into account Brexit, the climate emergency, the ageing society, the pace of technological change, continued dominance of tech giants, the risk of another 2008 style crash, and global political turmoil
November 18, 2019

New report says childcare investment is key to equal pay

Britons pay for the most expensive childcare in Europe, says the Young Women's Trust – at an average of £127 per week or over £6,600 per year.
September 29, 2019

IPPR calls for reform in taxation of wealth and work

The IPPR says it is unjust that those who work for their incomes are taxed more highly than those whose income is derived from wealth.
September 18, 2019

Two thirds of business leaders say asylum seekers should have the right to work

Currently people seeking asylum are banned from working while their claims are being processed by the Home Office.
July 18, 2019

High Court hears universal credit minimum income floor case

The case relates to the controversial minimum income floor which is applied to self-employed claimants of universal credit.
July 12, 2019

HMP Berwyn has 'some important weaknesses'

Inspectors found 28 per cent of prisoners locked up during the working day, which for a new training prison was said to be very disappointing.