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The ONS have reported that UK unemployment stood at 1.85 million in the April to June period, up 25,000 from the previous quarter. This is the second consecutive rise in unemployment, the jobless total had also risen in the three months to May. The O...

Universal Credit, it's not 'credit' and it is certainly not 'universal'.  Our latest ‘Dear Ian' letter ought to give the UK Secretary of State some food for thought? See what you think of our arguments? We ae keen to see people, in-work and...

High Pay Centre analysis shows hidden cost of big pay differentials within organisations Workplaces with big pay gaps between the highest and lowest wage earners suffer more industrial disputes, more sickness and higher staff turnover than employers...

Ireland has the highest expenditure rate on unemployment in the EU, according to the European Commission’s statistics agency Eurostat. It found Ireland spends twice the European average on unemployment costs. The Department of Social Protec...

It took a village The death of an Austrian community in 1929, and the lessons for Europe today. An excerpt from a new book by:  By ARTHUR C. BROOKS I never managed to visit Marienthal. I have a good excuse: Marienthal no longer exists — at...

Chancellor George Osborne is rushing through the sale of RBS. This is potentially causing a massive £13bn loss to taxpayers. In last month's Budget, Mr Osborne set out plans to accelerate the sale of state-owned assets to help pay off the nation's de...

Dundee: Togs for Tots, children’s charity helps poorest to live. MORE than 50 families a month are turning to a grassroots group for clothing, toys and essentials as benefits cuts bite in one of Scotland’s poorest cities. Togs for Tots to Teens...

Council Tax Support - the silent cut  Significant cuts to working tax credits, an extension of the benefit cap to £23,000 in London (£20,000 everywhere else), and a four year freeze on working age benefits are among some of the welfare reforms...

The Daily Mail reported yesterday that up to 2,000 illegal immigrants, mainly Africans and Asians, had arrived in Calais – migrants who it said “will be able to claim benefits if they fail to find jobs” in the UK. All a lot of the usual misreporting...

Unemployment Rate in Germany remained unchanged at 4.70 percent in June from 4.70 percent in May of 2015. Unemployment Rate in Germany averaged 5.95 percent from 1950 until 2015, reaching an all-time high of 14.20 percent in February of 1950 and a re...