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09 Oct 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

08 Jul Coronavirus

Rishi Sunak hopes the UK’s economic response can define its handling of the coronavirus crisis

“We will not be defined by this crisis, but by our response to it.”