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More than ten per cent of cases of benefit fraud court cases committed by people from Harrow result in a not guilty verdict, according to new data. The research, carried out by fraud defence lawyers DPP Law, showed that 35 per cent of cases did not r...

The concept of a job for life has come to an end, but is the Universal Basic income the solution or is this a case of business just passing over all the unemployed they are creating onto the government and the taxpayer. This podcast from the RSA atte...

Major reforms to benefit payments need to be put on hold and revised or risk creating a black economy for just about managing families pushed into destitution, a councillor has warned. Cllr Emma Daniel is the latest voice calling for the roll-out of...

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rebounded from a three-month low last week, but remained below a level consistent with a tightening labor market. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 10,000 to a seasonally...

The white paper calls for government to encourage all employers to share quality feedback with candidates after a face-to-face interview, to motivate job seekers and speed up the recruitment process, in a bid to give the labour market a boost. As par...

We already featured the Gig Economy review by Martheww Taylor, Chair of the Royal Society of Arts. We did not however feature the whole report which is below. Why does the Taylor report we think good work matters? Because despite the impact of the na...

We already featured the Gig Economy review by Martheww Taylor, Chair of the Royal Society of Arts. We did not however feature the whole report which is below. Why does the Taylor report we think good work matters? Because despite the impact of the na...

Thousands of Scots were forced to apply for Crisis Grants last year due to delay in receiving their benefits, new figures show. 254,000 individual households have been supported through the Scottish Welfare Fund since it began in April 2013 to end of...

There were over 86,000 vacancies in the NHS between January and March 2017, figures published by NHS Digital have revealed. The Liberal Democrats said the figures show the cap on public sector pay must be lifted to help the NHS recruit the staff it n...

Bank of England officials have warned that a sharp rise in personal loans could pose a threat to the UK economy. Outstanding car loans, credit card balance transfers and personal loans increased by 10% over the past year, meanwhile incomes have only...