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UK has a shortfall of 395,000 jobs for young adults, says TUC

People aged 18-24 are far less likely to be in work today than before the recession and 395,000 more jobs are needed before youth unemployment rates return to their 2008 level, according to a TUC analysis published today (Tuesday).

14 May 2013
Nothing to be smug about

The toxic chancellor, George Osborne, won't need much encouragement to take up the invitation from Rob Carnell of banking group ING to "allow himself a moment of smugness" following the news that the UK's GDP managed growth of 0.3 per cent in the fir...

30 April 2013
Getting onto the Path to Work

A report investigating the international experience of job creation programmes, focusing on job guarantees.

PDF version available for download
24 April 2013
Workers in the region up to £4264 worse off per year since Coalition came to power

Analysis from the Northern TUC 10 Point Plan for A Northern Future that Works manifesto (being launched this weekend 13 and 14 April at Regional Conference) also shows that since the Coalition government was formed the average full-time wage has f...

12 April 2013
Number of Job seekers increases by up to a third across the region under Coalition

Analysis from the Northern TUC 10 Point Plan for A Northern Future that Works manifesto (being launched this weekend 13 and 14 April at Regional Conference) highlights, amongst other things, the stark reality of employment in the north east and Cu...

11 April 2013
Reducing Wages Floor will not help economic recovery

That employer groups are encouraging the Low Pay Commission to recommend a freeze or even a cut in the National Minimum Wage is disappointing. This should not be misconstrued as some noble attempt to support employment growth, it certainly isn't tha...

8 April 2013
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