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The Liberal Democrats have welcomed today's ruling by the Supreme Court categorizing Pimlico Plumbers' employees as workers rather than self-employed, meaning they are entitled to basic employment rights such as holiday pay. The ruling is likely to h...

Do visit our ABC Event section. We had recently re-coded the area and we are adding more events all the time: http://www.abcorg.net/events  The Colchester Jobs Fair is on the 20th June 2018, at the Town Hall between 10am and 1pm.It is a goo...

Wandsworth are holding a Job Fair at the Civic Suite on the 15th June 2018, at the Civic Suite between 10am and 2pm. It is a good idea to bring copies of your CV with you as between 17 - 25 companies will be recruiting on the day say the organis...

Eligible employees saved a total of £90.3 billion into workplace pensions in 2017, an increase of £4.3 billion on the total amount saved in 2016, according to research by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Workplace pen...

The national event for autism, offers more information, help and advice on autism (including Asperger syndrome) than anywhere else in the UK. At 'The Autism Show' you can choose from over 100 hours of talks, clinics and workshops plus hundreds of spe...

The number of people active in the labour market is at an all-time high, ratings for key public services are increasing and there is a marked recovery in trust in national institutions in many Member States, these developments are detailed in Eurofou...

Universal Credit will begin in the first areas of Belfast from Wednesday 13 June. It will be available for new claimants in the Falls and Shankill areas from that date. Andersonstown will go live from 27 June. Universal Credit replaces six existing b...

Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. The campaign is brought to life by thousands of individuals a...

Commenting on today’s labour market figures, senior ONS statistician David Freeman said: “Employment has continued to rise, while the unemployment rate remained at its lowest for over 40 years. Wages, both including and excluding bonuses,...

Change over quarter / month Seasonally adjusted LFS estimates for Northern Ireland for the period February-April 2018 showed that over the quarter: • the unemployment rate (3.3%) increased by 0.2 percentage points (pps) • the employment rat...