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Low-paid occupations 'worst hit by unemployment'
Low-paid occupations have seen the largest rise in unemployment over the past year, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has said. In its Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) Claims by Occupation report, the TUC...
British workers given longer to fill vacancies
British workers will soon have longer to fill job vacancies before they are advertised overseas. From next year, jobs will have to be advertised in Jobcentre Plus for four weeks, up from the...
Chancellor bullish on UK recovery
The chancellor, Alistair Darling, has rebutted claims by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) that the UK is set to lag behind as the other major economies begin to...
Prospects brighter for services sector - but prices still falling
Business conditions in the services sector show improvement, but falling prices continue to affect profitability, new research has shown. The Confederation of British Industry's (CBI) Service...
Mixed impressions from SME Business Link users
SMEs have delivered a decidedly mixed verdict on the Government's Business Link service, in a poll conducted by website smallbusiness.co.uk While 33% of the 150 respondents said that the service...
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