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Start-up business fund launched for Port Talbot steelworkers
Steelworkers and their families in the Port Talbot area will be helped to start up new businesses with a new fund launched by the Government.
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Workplace pensions set for boost following Mansion House Speech
Employees across the UK are set to benefit from a significant overhaul of workplace pensions.
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Chancellor pledges work and welfare overhaul ahead of Budget
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled a £240m cash injection to accelerate the roll-out of local services to help people back into work and drive down inactivity.
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Employment Rights Bill gets green light from MPs
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner introduced the second reading of the bill as “a lifelong, proud trade union member.”
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Employment Rights Bill impact assessment cites “positive but small” direct potential for economic growth
The Impact Assessment showed that the package could “help to raise living standards across the country and create opportunities for all.”
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Government confirms Seasonal Worker visas to boost farming sector stability
A package of measures to provide certainty and stability to farmers and growers in the poultry and sheep sectors was announced today.
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Government to launch independent review into Carer’s Allowance overpayments
The review will focus on how and why overpayments were accrued, operational changes to minimise future overpayment risk and how the DWP can best support those with overpayments.
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Government’s degree apprenticeship funding plans are major blow to finance firms – UVAC
UVAC produced a national report in partnership with Sheffield Hallam University to explore the purpose of training apprentices of all ages to deliver jobs of the future.
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Government launches Industrial Strategy to boost high-quality jobs
Jonathan Reynolds and Rachel Reeves published a green paper to drive long-term growth in key sectors that is sustainable, resilient and distributed across the country.
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Employment Rights Bill to address unfair dismissal, parental bereavement, statutory sick pay
The bill will bring forward 28 individual employment reforms, from ending exploitative zero hours contracts and fire and rehire practices, to establishing day one rights for paternity, parental and bereavement leave.
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Government to fast-track plans to boost access to CDC pensions
CDC pension schemes, first introduced to the UK in 2022, enable savers to pool their money into a single fund to share investment risk and longevity risk.
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Govt recognises 193 organisations for supporting armed forces
The Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award recognises the positive role that employers play in supporting defence and inspiring others to do the same.