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03 Mar Coronavirus

Rishi Sunak Vows To Do "Whatever It Takes" To Protect Economy With Budget Including Corporation Tax Rise And Covid-19 Recovery Spending

The Chancellor has announced a range of new financial measures to help support businesses recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, but revealed a major increase in corporation tax would be introduced to pay for it.

19 Feb Coronavirus

UK Redundancies Are Rising Faster In The Covid-19 Pandemic Than In The 2008 Financial Crisis

New figures have found that redundancy rates are rising at a faster rate as a result of the coronavirus pandemic than they did during the 2008-2009 financial crash.

17 Feb Coronavirus

Two Million People Have Not Been At Work For At Least Six Months Of The Pandemic, Research Shows

A new study by The Resolution Foundation into the job market during the pandemic has found almost two million people have not been able to work for six months.

07 Jan Coronavirus

Business needs support that goes hand in hand with new restrictions, not sticking-plaster solutions

Businesses are hanging on by their fingertips. We need a proper framework to protect jobs and businesses through this national lockdown and put Britain back on the path to recovery.

26 Nov 2020 Economy

We must ensure our social security system is providing a safety net for everyone who needs it

The Chancellor’s spending review is a missed opportunity to end agonising uncertainty for millions this Christmas. There is still much the DWP can to do to help people get back into work.

25 Nov 2020 Economy

The Chancellor’s irresponsible choices have damaged the economy, we now need an urgent path to recovery

The Tories talk about levelling up, but the reality is that they've been letting people down. We need urgent action to recover jobs, retrain workers and rebuild business in every part of the country.

10 Nov 2020 Economy

The continued exclusion of 3 million people from Covid financial support is a national scandal

Gaps in the furlough and self-employment schemes meant not everyone has been able to access financial support. We must call out this injustice

28 Oct 2020 Transport

Scrapping tax-free shopping will discourage international visitors and put thousands of jobs at risk

We should be extending schemes, such as tax free shopping, that already entice international visitors to our EU neighbours - not cutting them.

21 Oct 2020 Political parties

Scots want a path through this pandemic, not a path to separation

There is no appetite for another Scottish Independence referendum whilst we deal with the devastating impact of Covid-19. That’s why Labour is focused on jobs, jobs, jobs – not borders, flags and currencies.

09 Oct 2020 Coronavirus

The 10pm curfew is putting public health and jobs at risk

There is no evidence that the 10pm curfew is helping protect public health. It throws throngs of pub-goers onto the streets and onto public transport at the same time, as well as putting three million hospitality jobs at risk.

08 Oct 2020 Culture

Thousands in the creative industry at risk of redundancy, unless the government introduces sector-specific support

Without the DCMS sectors thriving, there can be no recovery from the Covid-19 crisis. The government needs to take action now and introduce tailored, sector-specific support.

10 Sep 2020 Economy

We need more work coaches to get the nation back on its feet

As part of our ambitious ‘Plan for Jobs’, we are calling on people to apply to become a work coach, to get more people back into work and build Britain back stronger than ever.

03 Sep 2020 Economy

We cannot afford for Kickstart to be a false start for young people and employers

Two months since Kickstart was announced, the Government still has yet to set out what the targeted objectives of the Kickstart scheme are and the criteria for success.

20 Aug 2020 Culture

Government must act quickly before a storm of job losses in the arts becomes a tsunami

Unless the Government's arts package funding is released quickly, once support from the Job Retention Scheme ends, creative industries will have no choice but to make further job cuts.

17 Aug 2020 Environment

Let’s ‘build back greener’ with a new carbon tax

A new carbon tax with border tariffs would raise valuable revenue from carbon purchases, boost low carbon businesses and accelerate the march to net-zero by 2050.

11 Aug 2020 Coronavirus

Rishi Sunak says government ‘can't protect every job’ as UK employment takes biggest hit since 2009

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said the Government “can’t protect every job” but vowed to ensure nobody is “left without hope” as the UK suffered its biggest drop in employment since 2009.

10 Aug 2020 Coronavirus

BAME Brits twice as likely to have lost their job during furlough, new study finds

Black and minority ethnic (BAME) Brits are twice as likely to have lost their job during the coronavirus furlough period, a new study has found.

05 Aug 2020 Coronavirus

Government warned bosses could make ‘unreasonable’ demands as one in three shielding people ‘not at all’ comfortable returning to work

One in three people covered by the Government’s now-paused coronavirus shielding programme say they are “not at all comfortable” heading back in to their place of work, official figures show.

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03 Aug 2020 Culture

Boris Johnson warned 6,000 jobs may be permanently lost in Casino industry

Government “wrecking ball” to casino industry is costing millions and half the jobs in England are now “at risk”, warns BGC.

30 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Labour urge Rishi Sunak to reconsider ‘historic mistake’ to phase out furlough scheme as it launches major ‘fight for jobs’

Labour has warned the Chancellor that he has “24 hours to save British jobs” and reverse plans to phase out the furlough scheme.

30 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Could coronavirus trigger a corporate debt crisis?

It is hard to see if TheCityUK’s new corporate recapitalisation proposals would benefit the public purse. Ultimately, it comes back to the old debate on whether to save failing companies or instead let the natural restructuring happen.

23 Jul 2020 Environment

We need policy to unleash a business-led Green Recovery in the years ahead

Government policy should focus on driving more private-sector investment towards the vital green industries of the future, such as clean technologies and electric vehicles.

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21 Jul 2020 Culture

Scottish Government warned hundreds of jobs at risk unless betting shops are given business rates relief

Hundreds of independent betting shop jobs are at risk of being lost unless Scottish bookies are given business rates relief to help them cope with the cost of the Covid-19 pandemic, Nicola Sturgeon has been warned.

20 Jul 2020 Home affairs

Rehabilitation and employability programmes serve as a lifeline for many women leaving prison

The stigma of having a criminal record makes it challenging for women to find a job, these attitudes amongst employers, the media and the public must change to prevent re-offending.