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Fair Work Agency’s priorities criticised days before its launch

Fair Work Agency’s priorities criticised days before its launch

Cornerstone of the UK’s Employment Rights Act ‘in danger of becoming a dead duck’, says Unite boss

Apr 18, 2026

Extend fully paid maternity leave for UK teachers to stem exodus, union says

Extend fully paid maternity leave for UK teachers to stem exodus, union says

NASUWT says full entitlement should be increased to 26 weeks and paternity pay also improved

Apr 18, 2026

EU offers UK ‘emergency brake’ on youth mobility scheme numbers

EU offers UK ‘emergency brake’ on youth mobility scheme numbers

Britain wants limits on young people entering country but Europe opposes this as scheme aims to celebrate links

Apr 18, 2026

Saving for a pension: why gen Z aren’t all banking on retirement

Saving for a pension: why gen Z aren’t all banking on retirement

More than one in eight of all those born between 1997 and 2012 don’t believe retirement will even be an option

Apr 18, 2026

Doctors waiting on asylum decisions can work in NHS as Home Office lifts ban

Doctors waiting on asylum decisions can work in NHS as Home Office lifts ban

Rule change follows high court challenge brought by two doctors prevented from working in specialist fields

Apr 18, 2026

As a furniture removalist I learned all mattresses are stained, and that’s fine

As a furniture removalist I learned all mattresses are stained, and that’s fine

You’ll never catch me owning a glass dining table now I’ve moved so many. But it was the people I worked alongside who made the job what it was

Apr 18, 2026

Does your business English let you down? Turn it into pure corporate gibberish with LinkedIn Speak

Does your business English let you down? Turn it into pure corporate gibberish with LinkedIn Speak

Struggling to find the right buzzwords to adorn your CV, or to put a gloss on a series of professional setbacks? There’s a translation app for that

Apr 18, 2026

Workers who fall for ‘corporate bullshit’ may be worse at their jobs, study finds

Workers who fall for ‘corporate bullshit’ may be worse at their jobs, study finds

New study finds that employees impressed by corporate speak may be least equipped to make effective decisions

Apr 18, 2026

‘You can feel it’: South Yorkshire revival gathers pace as new industries move in

‘You can feel it’: South Yorkshire revival gathers pace as new industries move in

From steel to screen, podcasts to defence, Sheffield’s economy is diversifying amid a wave of new investment

Apr 6, 2026

Student debt eats away home deposit savings to tune of £2,000 a year, says Barclays

Student debt eats away home deposit savings to tune of £2,000 a year, says Barclays

Repayments also affect financial stability of nearly half of graduates, according to report by UK bank

Apr 18, 2026

Thousands of people are selling their identities to train AI – but at what cost?

Thousands of people are selling their identities to train AI – but at what cost?

Gig AI trainers worldwide are selling moments of their lives, including calls and texts, to AI companies for quick cash

Apr 6, 2026

JP Morgan Chase to use computer estimates to monitor hours worked by junior bankers

JP Morgan Chase to use computer estimates to monitor hours worked by junior bankers

Company says tool to compare self-reported hours with computer estimates is for ‘awareness, not enforcement’

Apr 6, 2026