Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

Universal Credit (UC) makes it easier for people to work flexibly say the DWP - taking part-time and temporary jobs, or accepting extra shifts at busy times. It also helps businesses with the challenge of filling vacancies and recruiting the peo...

Between March to May 2016 and June to August 2016, the number of people in work and the number of unemployed people increased. The number of people not working and not seeking or available to work (economically inactive) fell. There were 31.81 milli...

More comments, following the publication of the report - Independent Case Examiner Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) complaints received between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2016. The Independent Case Examiner (ICE) report is also critical about ho...

The DWP should 'pay close attention to all aspects of every complaint at an early stage' in order to achieve resolution say the Independent Case Examiner. The annual report from the Independent Case Examiner shows that 72 per cent of investigate...

Live at the ABC Work and Pensions Committee Wednesday 19 October 2016 Meeting starts at 9.30am Subject: Pension Protection Fund and the Pensions Regulator Witnesses: Dr Baroness Ros Altmann CBE, former Minister of State for Pensions, Tim Sharp,...

More businesses employing traditionally lower paid workers are at risk of failure since the introduction of a higher national minimum wage six months ago, according to new figures.13 Oct 2016 The combined number of retailers, wholesalers, transport a...

Challenge Poverty Week 2016 Challenge Poverty Week is fast approaching, and we’re really keen to hear what your organisation has planned for it.  Challenge Poverty Week aims to bring together organisations from across civil society - from...

The U.S. labor market continues to recover from the still lingering effects of the Great Recession, but the question on the minds of many economists and analysts is how long can the healing continue? Or, in other words, has the U.S. economy hit &ldqu...

Virgin Money is hiring less: Jayne-Anne Gadhia told a roundtable in London that the consumer finance firm has “held down recruitment” to keep a lid on costs due to the uncertainty around Brexit. She expected other firm...

Food Banks struggling to cope - the NHS is on its knees – hard working women getting robbed of their pensions – claimants sanctioned and the disabled robbed. What should we do, say knee-bending MP's? Let's build a new Royal Yach...