Businesses offered £700 grants to attend European R&D events to boost innovation
Innovate UK will be providing grants of up to £700 for UK innovators to attend research and development events across Europe.
Government increases support for care workforce as part of £86m investment
The government announced £86m boost to the Disabled Facilities Grant for this financial year, on top of the £86m announced for the next year.
Businesses call on Government for consistency on policy and funding
Leading enterprise organisations, including the National Enterprise Network, are urging the Government to move away from frequent changes in business support policy and funding.
UNISON: NHS staff pay is key to tackling waiting lists and improving services
UNISON has urged the Government to focus on staff pay and recruitment as it rolls out its new elective reform plan to cut NHS waiting lists.
Resolution Foundation pushes for Statutory Sick Pay extension to lowest earners
The system currently provides a lower level of minimum protection to sick workers than most other OECD countries.
GMB calls for NHS to “do the right thing” and scrap staff parking fees as health workers pay £70.5m in 2023-24
A survey of almost 2,000 GMB members found that 72% of those working in hospital settings had to pay to park at work.
RMT condemns catastrophic failure of Network Rail’s Modernising Maintenance programme
RMT has today condemned the catastrophic failure of Network Rail's Modernising Maintenance (MM) programme, describing it as a dangerous and expensive ideological hangover from the previous Tory government that has left the railway in crisis.
Government targets care for musculoskeletal conditions to reduce economic inactivity – DWP
This funding aims to develop new methods for treating MSK patients faster and supporting their return to work.
Government and Vestas reach agreement to repurpose wind blade factory, protect 300 jobs
The proposed plans for the factory were made possible in part because of the lifting of the ban on onshore wind.
New skills hubs to fast-track construction apprenticeships
32 Homebuilding Skills Hubs, scheduled to launch by 2028, will deliver fast-track training to local areas that need more housing.
Majority of unpaid carers say dedicated leave policies would help balance work and responsibilities – Carers UK
Unpaid carers provide care worth £184.3bn annually, nearly equivalent to the NHS budget of £189bn for 2021/22.
Work-related ill-health and injury cost Britain £14.5bn a year – Health & Safety Executive
Ill-health caused the biggest proportion of total costs at around 67% (£14.5 bn).
