Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is to close 162 further branches across England and Wales, with the loss of around 792 jobs. Meanwhile BT is to shed 6,500 jobs worldwide from their 106,000 strong workforce to try and save up to £500 million.  ...

The SNP’s George Adam has condemned the Tory government’s record of failure after a report estimated that one million more children have been pushed into poverty under the Tory Government since 2010.   Research for the Trades Union C...

According to the Institute of Fiscal Studies shows that 40% of the growth in the UK’s workforce since 2008 has come from people working for their own business. IFS researchers are using administrative tax records to learn more about the self-em...

Over 50 employers from wide range of sectors will be recruiting. Event in association with EURES Cross-Border Partnership. The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, in collaboration with the EURES Cross-Border Partnership, is deligh...

“Tories letting young people down with discriminatory minimum wage rates” say the SNP SNP MP David Linden will lead a House of Commons debate today calling on the UK government to change the law to end pay discrimination against young peo...

Most of England goes to the polls today for the annual round of local authority elections. 150 councils and 4,000 council seats are up for grabs in the English local elections, none of the parties is banking on anything. The ABC are official Electora...

UK Government investment as a share of GDP was below the OECD average between 1997 and 2015, according to new analysis of OECD figures published today by ONS. In 2015, UK government investment equalled 2.6% of GDP, compared with an OECD average of 3....

Employment Affairs and Social Protection Minister, Regina Doherty, T.D., has welcomed the latest monthly unemployment figures announced today by the CSO. The monthly unemployment rate has continued to fall month-on-month over the past year to 5.9% in...

The two bank holiday weekends in May will cause some disruption to people who receive benefit payments. The bank holidays on Monday, May 7 and three and  on Monday, May 28 mean that quite a few people won't be getting their money at th...

The ABC had a suprise invitation today to the launch of the Guardian Public Service Awards.  +++ Good afternoon,  You are invited to celebrate the launch of The Guardian Public Service Awards 2018 on Monday 14 May, 2018 from 12-2pm. Jo...