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Work and Pensions Select Committee For immediate release:  THE FUTURE OF JOBCENTRE PLUS: NEW COMMITTEE INQUIRY The Commons Work and Pensions Committee has launched a new inquiry into the future of Jobcentre Plus (JCP), the public emplo...

The number of people on a zero hours contract (ZHC) was 801,000 in the final quarter of 2015, up from 697,000 in late 2014 – an increase of 15 per cent, the independent think tank Resolution Foundation said today (Wednesday) in response to new...

Plaid Cymru leader calls for Budget rethink on women’s pension changes “Women must not lose out”: Leanne Wood Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood has written to the Chancellor calling on him to use next week’s Budget to phase...

Scottish National Party MPs will oppose government plans to introduce Sunday Trading in England and Wales, to protect the rights of workers in Scotland. The SNP group have agreed this evening to vote against the proposals in the UK government’s...

Large French supermarkets will soon be prohibited by law from throwing away or destroying unsold food. Instead, they will have to sign donation contracts with charities such as food banks. They will also be obliged to stop deliberately spoiling food...

Contributions to the debate around women’s rights and opportunities, especially in the workplace, have been ramping up over the past week. Here are a few of the most local and notable. European Roundtable of Industrialists: Roundtable reps tell...

“David Cameron must take action on key issues affecting women”   The Scottish National Party has provided David Cameron with a “checklist” on International Women’s Day, urging him to take action on key issues affect...

Greater productivity' but fewer jobs in changing UK retail market by 2025, says the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Almost one million UK retail jobs could disappear by 2025 due to the continuing growth of e-commerce and closure of physical shops, th...

A HOMELESS man arrested for begging for just ten pence has had his case thrown out of court after a judge said it was not “in the interests of justice”. District Judge Teresa Szagun agreed with prosecutors who had initially brought the ca...

Chancellor George Osborne has dropped plans to end or alter tax relief on pension contributions. A proposed scheme would have scrapped upfront relief, worth an estimated £21bn to savers, but made pension pot withdrawals tax free. An altern...