EU exit ‘could cost £100bn and 950,000 jobs’, warns CBI
EU EXIT COULD COST UK ECONOMY B£100BN AND 950,000 JOBS - CBI REPORT
Self-employed will miss out on new national minimum wage - report
More than 1.7 million workers will be paid below the new national living wage because the rate does not cover the self-employed, according to a report.
Self-employed will miss out on new national minimum wage - report
More than 1.7 million workers will be paid below the new national living wage because the rate does not cover the self-employed, according to a report.
Figures show a rise in workers on zero-hours contracts
Insecure work in the UK is said to have reached 'crisis' levels after figures showed that the number of workers on zero-hours contracts has increased by 104,000 to a record 801,000.
Leading firms join forces to encourage girls into engineering careers
Leading firms are launching a new scheme aimed at encouraging schoolgirls to consider careers in areas such as engineering and technology.
Lloyds reveals where 1,600 jobs will be cut
Lloyds is to axe 1,585 jobs in its retail, group operations, commercial banking and finance sections as part of previously announced 9,000 cuts, staff have been told.
Power plant closures ‘could lead to 55pc gap in electricity supply by 2025’
The UK faces an electricity supply gap of up to 55pc by 2025 because of the closure of coal and nuclear plants, the government is being warned.
