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Government to reveal self-employed support package: what to expectSpeed Read Chancellor tipped to offer self-employed 80% of their recent earnings - but with a lower cap than PAYE workers
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Factory lay-offs at fastest rate for seven yearsSpeed Read IHS/Markit data reflects ‘uncertainty’ and ‘turmoil’
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Britain faces ‘return to Victorian inequality’Speed Read TUC report says UK is at risk of reverting to 19th-century conditions
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Three quarters of UK workers favour four-day weekSpeed Read New research also finds that nearly half of employees would take a 20% pay cut in exchange for fewer working days
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FTSE 100 bosses earn 117 times average workerSpeed Read CIPD says gap between executives and workers is ‘unacceptably wide’
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Nissan cuts 12,500 jobs worldwide: are British workers affected?In Depth Japanese carmaker is battling for survival as global profits plunge
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Gig economy in Britain doubles to 4.7m workersSpeed Read New report says worker rights are declining amid a surge in gig economy roles
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Over-50s ‘driving UK’s jobs miracle’Speed Read Amid labour market boom, experts say older workers will be vital to addressing the looming workforce shortages
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Why is in-work poverty on the rise?Speed Read New research suggests higher rents and slower wage growth is pushing more working families into relative poverty
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Majority of Brits ‘dissatisfied with their job’Speed Read Survey of employees finds most of us are disgruntled and dissatisfied in our jobs
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Work shorter hours ‘to combat climate change’Speed Read Think tank says UK would need to adopt a nine-hour working week in order to meet Paris climate targets
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British Steel enters insolvency after talks break downSpeed Read Owners were lobbying for £30m support from government as 25,000 jobs hang in the balance
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Are ‘slashie’ careers the future of work?Speed Read New analysis suggests more than 320,500 self-employed people in Britain are working two or more jobs
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UK wage growth at its highest since 2016 EU voteSpeed Read Analysts expect trickier times ahead for pay and employment
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