Employment
Government to Increase Minim...
The government plans to increase the minimum wage to £6.50 per hour, according to a recent statement from Business Secretary Vince Cable. The new wage will start to take effect in October of this yea...
Public Sector Workers Better...
New figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal that public sector workers are paid approximately 15 per cent more than their private sector counterparts in the UK. The interesting pay gap...
British Firms Hiring Staff a...
UK companies are hiring staff at a record pace as the economy recovers. New data from the latest Markit/CIPS purchasing managers’ index (PMI) showed that despite small declines in overall industrial...
US Could Lose 500,000 Jobs i...
According to a new report by the United States Congressional Budget Office, Barack Obama’s choice for raising the United States’ minimum wage could cost the country over 500,000 jobs by the end of...