Economy, Business & Finance
Does the UK have lower unemployment than the Eurozone?
The UK unemployment rate was 4.3% earlier this year, compared to 9% average across the Eurozone. Read
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Jobs and work
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Economy, Business & Finance
Shared parental leave: self-employed people
Self-employed mothers can exchange maternity allowance for shared parental leave and pay for their partner, if he is employed—but they have to give up the allowance. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Are people in work using food banks?
The most recent data shows that 15% of households that use Trussell Trust foodbanks include at least one person with some work or employment income. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
What proportion of benefit claimants has Universal Credit been applied to?
Between 8% of expected claimants by 2022 are claiming Universal Credit. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
UK economy; what was the OECD's verdict?
The UK economy grew at 0.3% in the last quarter, this is the slowest growth rate in the EU. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Unemployment in the UK since 1975
Unemployment in the UK was at 4.3% between May and July 2017. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Are British businesses struggling with recruitment?
52% of businesses surveyed by Lloyd’s Bank in June were struggling to recruit skilled labour. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
How many people earn less than the living wage?
Around 6 million employee jobs earned less than the living wage in 2016. We can’t say exactly how many people this applies to as some may be doing more than one job. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Disabled people in work
The number of disabled people in work has increased over the last four years. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Executive pay: power to the shareholders?
Executive pay policy is being strengthened, but not to the extent that was previously pledged. Read
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