Friday, 17 April 2015

Remarkably strong quarterly surge in employment helps boost regular pay growth

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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has this morning released the latest set of UK labour market data, mostly covering the three month...
Tuesday, 14 April 2015

Record jobs but we’re only just back to normal hours

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During the course of the UK General Election campaign the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have pointed to the number of jobs created si...
Monday, 23 March 2015

Pick and mix politicians should spare us detailed manifestos

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Although it has being going on for months, the UK’s General Election campaign doesn’t officially start until next week. I doubt I’ll be alo...
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Wednesday, 18 March 2015

Disappointing pay figures show why Chancellor can't take credit for rise in real wages

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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has this morning released the latest set of UK labour market data. These mostly cover the three mo...
Monday, 16 March 2015

How to view Britain’s post-recession jobs recovery

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The performance of the UK labour market since 2010 will feature in political rhetoric between the Budget day on Wednesday 18 March and Gene...
Wednesday, 25 February 2015

The disturbing rise in zero hours contracts

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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) this morning published its latest estimates on zero hours contracts (contracts with no guaranteed ...
Tuesday, 24 February 2015

When it comes to judging the Common Good at Work the Church should not rely on Living Wage alone

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The Wages of Sin.  So read the front page splash on yesterday’s issue of The Sun newspaper whose reporters found the Church of England does...