CBI and Make UK among bodies to warn that flagship bill will have ‘deeply damaging implications’ for economic growth
Shock and AWE
Payrolled employment falls even as wage growth remains strong
Progress on disability employment is at risk under Trump policies; accessible transport is a route to more pay and out of worklessness; Rosie Jones on the curse of ableism and discrimination; how quotas push Chile ahead of Ireland and improve job prospects for more
The US administration seeks to dismantle DEI programmes that provide customised equipment and infrastructure at work
On average, they submit 60% more job applications than non-disabled people, with many employers casting doubt on their ability
At 21 and fresh out of university, I was grateful to have a job. Even now, discrimination of people with disabilities remains
Meta shifted the approach to redundancies when it labelled staff low performers
Acute strain on the jobs market has encouraged some states to consider reducing restrictions on employing minors
Figure comes as Trump administration makes sweeping cuts to the federal workforce
Component facilities in Michigan and Indiana are hit after carmaker idles production in Canada and Mexico
Big increases in statutory wage floor has raised workplace intensity, shutting some jobseekers out of employment
Inventories rise to highest level since 2022 as producers stockpile goods
Ministers say welfare cuts will help more benefit claimants into employment — but work doesn’t always reward everyone fairly
Support often comes too late — after workers have left jobs and when they have little chance of going back
Changes threaten government drive to strengthen workers’ rights and bring disabled people into work, employers say
New research shows ChatGPT’s inability to cope with ‘messy’ multitasking is still protecting some human workers
UK fashion retailer says employment rights bill could cause ‘havoc’ for employers as group posts record £1bn profit
The government needs to make bold choices ahead of the autumn Budget
Assessment will add to questions about work of embattled UK statistics agency
Office for National Statistics is working on revisions to earnings figures that are important for monetary policy
Labour-intensive manufacturing is vanishing and millions of jobs could be lost, with repercussions for stability and growth
Representatives in Trump-voting districts try to reassure constituents over Elon Musk’s unpopular federal job cuts
FT calculations point to dramatic impact of government reforms to benefits system
Pay is out of line with the state of the economy, puzzling analysts and worrying the BoE
