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Share Across the UK there are 700,000 job vacancies, including 188,000 in hospitality, where a million remained on furlough before the May 17 reopening. Bosses say some staff would rather stay at home on 80 per cent of their full salary than get a new job.  But the industry said the scheme is needed to protect jobs because many businesses will operate below full capacity until restrictions are lifted. Dermot King of Oakman Inns says some people do not want to return to work Dermot King, chief ...

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove told MPs last week the costs and benefits of introducing them were finely balanced, as he suggested they may not be needed.

Analysts warn of post-furlough job cuts wave and oldest will struggle most Just 62 per cent of over-50s have returned to work after six months of becoming unemployed, compared to 74 per cent of those aged 16 to 29. The economic mood was warm this morning as new data showed that Britain’s unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 4.8 per cent between January and March. London’s FTSE 100 reacted with a 0.8 per cent leap but not all analysts were convinced that the data was a sig...

The costs of Covid-19 have fallen on all parts of society. Deaths have hit hardest amongst the elderly – but shielding individuals, disabled Brits and others have had a tougher time of it than even those unable to hug their family or stuck with Netflix ennui. But the economic consequences, in the short-, medium- and long-term, are most likely to be felt by those at the start of their working lives. Of the job losses recorded since the start of the pandemic, more than four in five have been...

Budget 2021: My benefits top-up is a lifeline - dont take it away By Russell Hotten image copyrightEster de Roij image captionFreelance camerawoman Ester de Roijs last commission was cancelled just before lockdown in March "Twenty pounds doesnt sound much - but its been a lifeline," says Ester de Roij. "When you havent got much, taking away a little is a lot." The freelance wildlife camerawoman is referring to a highly-charged debate over Universal Credit (UC) and plans to trim payments by £20...

Today, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ruled on an important question as to whether certain drivers who work with Uber are entitled to certain protections under British statutes.

“Another slice of cake, old chap?” The story of Sunderland’s double international, Willie Watson Share this story Photo by Barratts/PA Images via Getty Images Its 4am and freezing. I am tip toeing downstairs so as not to wake the rest of the house. England are playing India in the first test - compulsive viewing nurtured by my Dad, who was blind from the time I was 12 years old. Dad loved listening to the cricket on the radio, and though he moaned big time about Johnners, Blofeld and Tre...

John, I think it was West Brom in the Cup, 1974, Big crowd too. They were Division 2 at the time. We drew 0-0 and they beat us in the replay at the Hawthorns 1-0. I think it might have been our first Sunday fixture, Lords Day Observance Act and all, and probably because of the Miners Strike as you say. John McFarlane Snr 28 Posted 01/02/2021 at 12:08:10 Hi Peter, [24] I once asked you for the word that signified o...

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Institute for Fiscal Studies argues that business-owners should contribute more to the public purse 26 January 2021 • 6:00am One of the countrys leading think tanks has called for controversial tax reforms that could increase bills for millions of self-employed workers and business owners. The Institute for Fiscal Studies new report took aim at a tax system which “discourages employment, investment and risk-taking” and criticised the lower rates levied on capital gains, dividends and se...