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How different is a Labour business immigration system likely to be?

Government, Politics, Skills

19 July 2024

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5 September 2022

What does a win for Liz Truss mean for employers?

After weeks of campaigning we finally know who the new Prime Minister will be. Former Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has come out on top in...

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18 March 2018

Unilever departure bad news for UK

GMB, Britain’s general union, says Unilever has fled Britain because the Government won’t protect them from hostile takeovers. The company, which makes Dove soap, Ben...

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18 March 2018

Will MPs outlaw unpaid trial shifts?

The bill, if enacted, would require employers to pay staff on trial shifts the national minimum wage as well as providing a job description that...

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9 February 2018

Disconnect between businesses’ appetite to borrow and political mood music

There is one simple way to resolve this if you are an employer -by making sure that there is not an issue in the first...

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30 August 2017

NHS must outlaw ‘exploitative’ umbrella companies says union

Unite the UK’s largest union, has called on the NHS to outlaw umbrella companies operating throughout the organisation. Comment from Unite national officer for health,...

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28 August 2017

Labour’s plan to raise pay for six million wins union backing

We all know the minimum wage is not a living wage - especially for young people GMB has backed a Labour pledge to raise the...

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Government’s economic plan “built on sand” says union

Politics

27 July 2017

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16 July 2017

Abandoning austerity – “not the answer”

Recent weeks have seen the issue of the public sector pay cap re-surface and several Cabinet members have suggested they would be open to taking...

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6 July 2017

GMB calls for “toothless” OFGEM to be scrapped

Ofgem should be abolished with all its regulatory functions taken over by the government itself making its regulatory role subject to scrutiny and accountable to...

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6 July 2017

Austerity backlash imminent?

Professor Peter Urwin, Professor of Applied Economics and Director of the Centre for Employment Research at Westminster Business School, comments on how the current political...

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Comments on the Queen’s speech

Politics

21 June 2017

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