The increase in home work has created a generation who are “not doing proper work,” according to the former boss of Asda and Marks & Spencer. Speaking to BBC Panorama, Lord Rose said more working from home was a part of the UK economy’s “general decline” and that productivity was suffering as a result. “We [...]
Thousands of civil servants are to strike “indefinitely” from this month following an order to return to the office for three days a week.
The official figures are released as the chancellor's stewardship of the public finances remains under intense scrutiny at a time when she is gunning for growth.
It came after fresh data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the UK economy grew by a weaker-than-expected 0.1% in November.
The West Midlands claimant count covering those claiming unemployment benefits stood at 207,945 last month, with the figure for Shropshire at 4,955, or 2.6 per cent of the working population. The figure for Telford and Wrekin was 4,695 while, for Powys, the number stood at 2,065.
The latest data has raised expectations that the Bank of England could cut UK interest rates again next month.
The mother of a teenager who was murdered by her ex-partner is campaigning for the government to include "hidden homicides" in their data collections. Claire Gould, mother of Ellie Gould, 17, who was stabbed to death at home in Calne,
Fears over 'Stagflation' were fuelled today as figures showed jobs and vacancies dipping while pay gathered pace. Numbers on payrolls tumbled by 47,000 during December to 30.3 million – the biggest drop since November 2020.
The volume of retail sales, which measures the quantity bought, fell by 0.3% in December, the Office for National Statistics said.
The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation is expected to have come in at 2.6% last month, unchanged from November.
The UK and West Midlands have seen a rise in unemployment, official figures have revealed. The jobless rate rose unexpectedly and the number of workers on payrolls has fallen by the most since the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
Borrowing - the difference between spending and tax revenue- was £17.8bn last month.