Grand Committee – line by line examination – on the Welfare Reform Bill continued in the House of Lords on Monday 21 November. Proposals for changes to the clauses that set out the ‘benefits cap’ – a … more →
Carer Watch's Blogwrote 2 weeks ago: UK unemployment fell by 45,000 to 2.63 million between January and March, according to official figu … more →
wrote 4 weeks ago: Dear Friends Under the guise of ‘helping the unemployed back into work’ the government is rolling ou … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Saturday issues. 28/04/2012. according to BBC News The STUC has accused the UK and Scottish governme … more →
wrote 1 month ago: National Minimum Wage rates are to be increased for adult workers and apprentices from 1 October 201 … more →
wrote 1 month ago: It is now four years since the worst global recession for over 70 years began to impact on UK jobs – … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Based on experience: Even if circumstances appear factual, a lot has been changed/altered. There are … more →
wrote 1 month ago: The number of unemployed men fell by 43,000 to reach 1.51 million but the number of unemployed women … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Wednesdays Issues.18/04/2012 According to BBC Wales News Unemployment rose slightly in Wales by 1,00 … more →
wrote 1 month ago: My mandatory visit to the Work Programme office today went very well. Although I despise with an abs … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Tears that should shame the Prime Minister He said: “I can’t believe what this government is doing t … more →
wrote 1 month ago: As recently as 2008 there were fewer than 6,000 18-24 year olds who had been on Jobseekers’ A … more →
wrote 1 month ago: The recruitment agency I referred to in my last article has also become part of the Work Programme w … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Celebrating the launch of a brand new web site for British Jobseekers! Gimme A Job UK is a FREE web … more →
wrote 2 months ago: The coalition’s ‘work for dole’ policy suffered a setback at the end of February when they were forc … more →
wrote 2 months ago: The latest Labour Market Statistics, which mainly cover the three month period to end December 2011, … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Move over Glastonbury, Reading or Isle of Wight – Newcastle College is going to be ‘the’ festi … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Steve tells me where to go. At least he's cuter than The Apprentice's Lord Alan Sugar. Five weeks ag … more →
wrote 2 months ago: No Surprises Here Then. Britain’s official unemployment rate remains at a 13-year high, at 8.4 … more →
wrote 2 months ago: UK unemployment rose by 28,000 to 2.67 million during the three months to January, with the unemploy … more →