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February 23, 2014

Harsh benefit sanctions 'undermine vital safety net'

A leading trade unionist has agreed with church leaders that harsh benefit sanctions undermine a vital safety net for vulnerable people.
January 21, 2014

New report charts diminishing job opportunities in England

The chance of being in work has fallen in the North East, the North West, the West Midlands and South West England since mid-2010
January 13, 2014

Some Black and Asian communities twice as likely to be out of work

The unemployment rate for the Black and the Pakistani / Bangladeshi communities is 12%, but 6% for white jobseekers.
September 8, 2013

Total unemployment in UK shown to be nearly 5 million

Total unemployment in the UK is currently 4.78 million, close to double the headline unemployment figure, says new TUC analysis.
March 1, 2013

Eastleigh, UKIP and the immigration blame-game

On the day of the Eastleigh by-election, figures were released which showed a marked recent decline in net migration, which obviously delighted the Government. Home Secretary Theresa May boasted about how much she had toughened up the rules, but perhaps in an attempt to forestall one potential criticism, stressed the fact that visas for university students had increased by three percent overall.
December 22, 2012

400,000 people set to spend a second Christmas on the dole in the UK

Over 400,000 people are set to spend their second successive Christmas on the dole according to new research published by the Trades Union Congress.
December 21, 2012

Snooping on job seekers is risky and unfair

British state plans to force unemployed people to look for work online and monitor them while they do so have been widely condemned. Privacy will be invaded, crime boosted and poor and disabled people victimised.
September 2, 2012

Disability and poor health are preventing older people from working

Disability and poor health are preventing some 500,000 people approaching retirement age from working, according to Trades Union Congress analysis.
March 3, 2012

Public sector jobs disappearing in droves, survey confirms

The latest public sector jobs figures published by the Office for National Statistics make grim reading for those concerned with sustainable employment.