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    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
      Camilla Cavendish
      Slaying the worklessness monster is a thankless but crucial task

      While Labour should be grateful that Jeremy Hunt has done some of the heavy lifting, this is a broader issue for UK society

      Jonathan McHugh illustration of Jeremy Hunt stretching his arm to get hold of a shovel that is just outside his reach
    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
      Gig economy
      Deliveroo’s sub clause keeps the wheels turning

      Maximising the freelance-rider problem

    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      Volkswagen AG
      Volkswagen becomes latest non-union carmaker to raise US pay

      German carmaker’s 11% increase follows moves by Nissan, Hyundai, Honda and Toyota to lift workers’ wages

      The Volkswagen Chattanooga assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee
    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      UK immigration
      Home Office looks at ways to cut legal migration to UK

      Options include raising visa salary thresholds and limiting number of dependants accompanying care workers

    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      Autumn Statement
      Benefits recipients fear financial squeeze of chancellor’s welfare reforms

      Claimants previously assessed as too sick for a job worried they could be told to work from home

      Michael Robinson
    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      Roofoods Ltd
      UK Supreme Court rules Deliveroo riders are not workers in an employment relationship

      IWGB union loses landmark gig economy case in which it had also sought collective bargaining rights

      A Deliveroo delivery rider in London
    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      UK schools
      Number of teachers in England and Wales retiring early jumps by 40%

      Rate of school staff taking their pension early rises as sector struggles with widespread recruitment gap

      A total of 5,610 teachers opted to take early retirement in the year to September 2023, compared with 3,932 in the previous 12 months
    • Monday, 20 November, 2023
      Heather Rolfe
      Plight of workless Hongkongers in the UK reveals a skills mismatch

      When immigration is high, employers need to focus on recruiting migrants who are here, not just ask for more

      A careers fair
    • Friday, 17 November, 2023
      News in-depthForeign direct investment
      ‘We need tangible benefit’: Does investment in UK renewables create jobs?

      Locals in north-east Scotland say the billions poured into wind power have bypassed the community

      Machinery at the electricity substation near Keith, Scotland
    • Friday, 17 November, 2023
      Property sector
      Realtor reckoning: US brokers fear for their $100bn commission pool

      A profession known for offering flexible and high-paying careers could lose 80% of its members

      A realtor attends an open house at a home in San Francisco, California
    • Thursday, 16 November, 2023
      Autumn Statement
      UK to spend £2.5bn on employment support

      Chancellor to announce plans to tackle long-term sickness and joblessness in Autumn Statement next week

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    • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
      French economy
      Rise in French unemployment delivers setback for Macron

      President’s ambitions to hit 5% rate dented by rise in joblessness among younger workers and women

      Emmanuel Macron
    • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
      Europe Express
      Brussels wants legal migrants to fill labour shortages Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: an end to the honey-laundering saga

      A construction site for apartment buildings in the HafenCity district in Hamburg, Germany
    • Tuesday, 14 November, 2023
      Global Economy
      Sahm ado about nothing?

      Or too little ado about Sahmthing?

    • Tuesday, 14 November, 2023
      UK employment
      UK wage growth eases to 7.7% in third quarter

      Labour market softens as high interest rates weigh on economic activity, ONS data shows

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    • Sunday, 12 November, 2023
      LexUS society
      US childcare: baby steps would unlock output gains Premium content

      Dearth of decent and affordable services is a leading factor driving women from the workforce

      Children at a childcare facility in California
    • Friday, 10 November, 2023
      The Top LineElaine Moore
      Groceries shoppers are proving resistant to tech disruption

      Instacart and Amazon show shopping habits are hard to break, especially in the US

    • Friday, 10 November, 2023
      Data PointsJohn Burn-Murdoch
      Here’s what we know about generative AI’s impact on white-collar work

      Some jobs are vulnerable to automation but if you’re a ‘cyborg’ or a ‘centaur’ you can work better with robot help

      A composite image of a centaur, a chart line and a cyborg
    • Wednesday, 8 November, 2023
      Economists Exchange
      Claudia Sahm: ‘We do not need a recession, but we may get one’

      The former Federal Reserve economist on talk of a recession, the battle to tame inflation and the difficulties of forecasting

      Leonie Woods illustration of Claudia Sahm and Colby Smith.
    • Wednesday, 8 November, 2023
      Behind the Money podcast20 min listen
      Will the union ‘renaissance’ last?

      Looking at the strategies of three major labour movements and whether their efforts could signal a new era of power for unions in America

    • Wednesday, 8 November, 2023
      UK employment
      UK recruiters register sharp rise in jobseekers as employers cut back

      Businesses are trimming or restructuring workforces in the face of slowing demand, survey finds

      Commuters walking across London Bridge
    • Tuesday, 7 November, 2023
      Anu Bradford
      Europe and the US won’t win the AI race by depriving themselves of talent

      Legitimate security concerns should not drive self-defeating curbs on Chinese-born researchers

      Students prepare for exams in China. A recent study shows that while 60% of the world’s top AI researchers work in US institutions, 29% of them received their undergraduate degree in China
    • Tuesday, 7 November, 2023
      PwC
      PwC to cut up to 600 UK jobs as attrition rate plunges

      Accountancy firm joins Big Four rivals in launching redundancy programme

      PwC building in London
    • Sunday, 5 November, 2023
      Pilita Clark
      How to hire the best for less

      Workers will accept lower pay at environmentally sustainable firms

    • Friday, 3 November, 2023
      US employment
      Wall Street records best week in a year after US jobs growth slows

      Stocks and bonds rally on hopes that Fed will call time on raising interest rates

      People wait to speak with prospective employers at a job fair in Los Angeles
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