The increase in home work has created a generation who are “not doing proper work,” according to the former boss of Asda and Marks & Spencer. Speaking to BBC Panorama, Lord Rose said more working from home was a part of the UK economy’s “general decline” and that productivity was suffering as a result. “We [...]

Thousands of civil servants are to strike “indefinitely” from this month following an order to return to the office for three days a week.

The West Midlands claimant count covering those claiming unemployment benefits stood at 207,945 last month, with the figure for Shropshire at 4,955, or 2.6 per cent of the working population. The figure for Telford and Wrekin was 4,695 while, for Powys, the number stood at 2,065.

It came after fresh data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the UK economy grew by a weaker-than-expected 0.1% in November.

The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation is expected to have come in at 2.6% last month, unchanged from November.

Rachel Reeves has found brief respite this morning, with the Office for National Statistics confirming that inflation dipped to 2.5 per cent in the 12 months to December, down from

THE UK economy grew just 0.1% in November, less than expected by economists. The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose marginally in

The UK and West Midlands have seen a rise in unemployment, official figures have revealed. The jobless rate rose unexpectedly and the number of workers on payrolls has fallen by the most since the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

Ms Reeves headed for the Swiss mountain resort for the annual gathering of the World Economic Forum as it was claimed that the UK was also heading for a 'debt death spiral'.

The automatic workplace pension enrolment amount is reviewed annually. The £10,000 trigger has been kept in place for a number of years. Automatic enrolment obliges employers to enrol all workers into a qualifying workplace pension. It comes amid concerns about the lack of knowledge about pensions.

Rachel Reeve’s £25 billion National Insurance rise is beginning to bite. According to the latest data on our labour market, released this morning by the Office for National

The British Chambers of Commerce has warned that there are already 'warning lights' flashing over the jobs market as the latest figures showed unemployment rising, vacancies falling and the biggest dr