Burnham would devolve employment support to regions

30/06/2026

Andy Burnham would devolve employment support to the regions as part of his plan for ‘good growth in every postcode’. Making his first major policy speech before, as is widely expected, he becomes prime minister on 20 July, Burnham said:…

Resident doctors accept pay offer, ending NHS strikes

29/06/2026

Resident doctors in England have marginally voted to accept the government’s pay and jobs offer, bringing three years of strike action in the NHS to an end. Nearly 33,000 resident doctors voted in a referendum called by the British Medical…

Frozen food worker loses ‘too cold to work’ tribunal claim

29/06/2026

A worker at a frozen food company who took her employer to tribunal because her working environment was too cold has lost her claims. Gabriela Bolohan worked at Solway Foods in Newport, Wales shortly before she was diagnosed with Raynaud’s…

Targeted subsidies better than employer tax breaks for Neets

29/06/2026

Offering targeted subsidies rather than tax breaks to provide routes into work would be the most cost-effective way to tackle the Neets crisis, according to a think tank. The Resolution Foundation’s Take a chance on me report argues that there…

Slow jobs market recovery under way, new figures suggest

28/06/2026

The UK jobs market continued to show signs of recovery in May, with vacancies rising for a fourth consecutive month, but the outlook for graduates has deteriorated further. New figures from job matching platform Adzuna show UK vacancies increased by…

Fraction of HR departments effective at project management

28/06/2026

Less than a fifth of HR departments are highly effective at project management, a report by McLean & Company has claimed. The advisory company’s HR Management and Governance Survey 2023-2025 found that just 19% of HR respondents felt their department…