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Estimates from the Annual Population Survey show that an average of 2.2 million people worked in the construction industry between 2014 and 2016 accounting for 7% of workers across all industries in the UK 7% of workers in the construction industry i...

ONS has today published new analysis contrasting spending on social welfare across Europe. The new analysis which contrasts spending in European Union states together with Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, Turkey and Serbia shows that in 2015 social prot...

Simon Matchett, who is unable to even get out of bed at times, saw his payments slashed by £120 a month, while his car was also taken away. Mr Matchett is speaking out today to coincide with a campaign by the MS Society calling for a review of...

Applications for asylum fell by 44 percent across the EU in 2017 compared to the previous year, according to a new report by the European Asylum Support Office. EASO recorded a total of 728,470 applications last year for the whole...

From May 2017 to May 2018, real average hourly earnings in the USA were unchanged, on a seasonally adjusted basis. Combined with a 0.3-percent increase in the average workweek, real average weekly earnings increased by 0.3 percent over the year.

The Colchester Jobs Fair is on the Wednesday 20th June 2018. The event is between 10am and 1pm at the Colchester Town Hall, High St, Colchester CO1 1PJ.Free to attend with no registration required.       Image: Colchester Jobs Fai...

The Brighton Jobs Fair is on the Friday 22nd June 2018, at the Jurys Inn Waterfront says the organisers.The event is between 10am and 2pm. Jurys Inn Brighton Waterfront, Kings Rd, Brighton BN1 2GSFree to attend with no registration required.The...

The Social Security Committee has today launched an inquiry into Social Security and In-work Poverty.  Please find attached below a link to the call for written views.  A pdf version is also attached. www.parliament.scot/in-work-poverty The...

Chief Electoral Officer Virginia McVea launches electoral digital registration in Northern Ireland today. For the first time, local people will be able to register to vote online via: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote Speaking at the launch of...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that people receiving the highest level of Personal Independence Payments (PIP) will have annual reassessments replaced with reassessments every ten years. Image: Laura Cockram, Head of Po...