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Regions outside London lead employment and wage growth, Employment Hero finds
Employment growth in the South and the North of England rose by 2.5% and 1.8%, compared to just 0.8% in London.
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Half of low-paid workers use foodbanks as real living wage rises, data finds
Research by the Living Wage Foundation found 42% of low-paid workers used foodbanks in the past year, rising to 56% for those with dependent children.
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September sees strongest employment growth in 13 months – Employment Hero
The figures showed total employment was up 2.6% in September, the highest monthly rise in over a year.
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Care work and software development among most common full-time jobs, finds Ciphr
Care workers made up the biggest full-time workforce overall, with over 501,400 employees in the year to December 2024.
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Trade union membership hits record low at 22% in 2024
The number of employees who were union members fell by 38,000 to 6.4 million over the year.
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Labour market pressures bearing down on firms, warns BCC
Jane Gratton, deputy director of public policy at the BCC, highlighted that the labour market remains a major source of strain for companies across the country.
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UK wages increase while employment numbers drop, ONS finds
ONS data shows wages rising in the UK, although unemployment is up and job vacancies are down, with a slight increase in hours worked.