Plunge in Capita shares sparks fresh doubt in outsourcers weeks after Carillion collapse
40% drop on back of profit warning as outsourcing giant says it needs to raise £700m.
Finland gives 'basic income for all' in radical benefits overhaul
The European country is piloting the policy, to guarantee everyone an income.
Iain Duncan Smith is right to resign – I never saw any evidence of a conscience
The sanctification we have witnessed and desperate attempts of Duncan Smith to secure a legacy are disgusting.
Corbyn opposing Cameron's emergency brake on EU benefits is political suicide for Labour
There are important things to fight for in Europe but Working Tax Credits for migrants is not one of them.
UK unemployment: Young jobseekers to attend work 'boot camps' or lose welfare benefits
Minister Matthew Hancock announces government scheme to help people find work and stop 'welfare culture'
Summer budget 2015: Osborne cuts £9bn from welfare in 'budget for working people'
Chancellor slashing housing benefits for those aged 18-21 and ending child tax credits for families in excess of two children.
UK skills shortage? Most British cities posting more jobs than there are jobseekers
A report from Adzuna suggests there is just 0.77 candidates for every job.
Youth unemployment and a skills shortage cloud the blue skies of record UK jobs figures
Unemployment is down and wages are up but young people are stubbornly staying out of work and productivity may outpace skills.
David Cameron to unveil youth unemployment crackdown with community work plan
The prime minister is to make a major speech on his party's stance on welfare.
A British basic income? Green leader Natalie Bennett is a bad advocate of a good improvement to the welfare system
Sam Bowman of the Adam Smith Institute argues the case for a Negative Income Tax.
Nato Summit 2014: A Lost Opportunity for Newport and the Local Economy of South Wales
Despite being the home for the summit, Newport failed to make a business and financial impact.
Miliband's Pitch to Shed Labour's Party of Welfare Tag as Approval Ratings Slide
Labour leader is starting to flesh out manifesto but struggles with personal ratings.
The Evil of Youth Unemployment Endures in Modern Britain
More than 860,000 16 to 24 year olds were out of work, but what will be done?
UK's Long-Term Unemployed Face Benefits Crackdown Under Help to Work Scheme
The Prime Minister David Cameron says the initiative will provide more help than ever before to job seekers.
IEA: New Benefits Crackdown for Jobseekers is the Right Unbureaucratic Move
Dr Kristian Niemietz is a senior research fellow at the thinktank the Institute of Economic Affairs.
Benefits Crackdown: UK Unemployed will Have to Prepare CV Before Job Interviews, says Esther McVey
The rules mean unemployed people will have to prepare a CV before their first interview.
Revealed: The Top 12 Places to Avoid in Britain
From Lewisham to the Scottish Highlands, IBTimes UK tours the UK's worst hell-holes, so you don't have to.
Jobcentre Should Immediately Revise its Key Performance Indicators, Says Work and Pensions Committee
The group of MPs also say the JCP should conduct a more "thorough initial assessment" of claimants' barriers to employment.
Tory Iain Duncan Smith and Labour's Rachel Reeves Locked in "Ill-Informed" Welfare Wars
Government and Labour attempting to outdo each other in talking tough over welfare.
Rachel Reeves: Labour Would Make Jobless Take Maths and English Tests
Shadow work and pensions secretary excepted to announce tougher rules.
British Nationals Returning from Work Abroad Fall Under New 'Benefit Tourism' Rules
Iain Duncan Smith says measures will protect integrity of UK's benefits system.
Over 200,000 on 'Failing' Work Programme Return to Job Centre
Official figures show 219,000 individuals on the scheme returned to the Job Centre to seek employment.
Cameron's "Rush" to Deny Migrants Benefits Hints at Panic
David Cameron's rush to deny new migrants the right to benefits attacked as cosmetic and too late.
Tory Conference: David Cameron Proposes Ban on Benefits for Under-25s
Prime minister tells Conservatives at Manchester he wants to see everyone under 25 earning or learning.
Lord Sugar Fails to Recoup £50,000 Legal Costs from Apprentice Stella English
Tribunal rules that show winner's claim against Apprentice boss for 'non-job' was brought in good faith.
Revised Employment Tribunal Rules Unjust, Argue Claimants' Lawyers
Revised rules for lodging work-related complaints make claimants pay upfront in effort to save taxpayer money.
Iain Duncan-Smith's Work Programme Still Failing Most Vulnerable Long-Term Unemployed
DWP data shows improving performance for simplest long-term unemployment cases, while failing those with complex needs.
UK Long-Term Unemployment Creeps up Amid Government Work Programme Criticism
ONS figures show long-term unemployment rose in February to April as critics brand government's Work Programme "extremely poor".
UK Benefits: Debunking Welfare Myths
Following roll-out of Universal Credit system, IBTimes UK looks at facts and fiction of British benefit culture.
UK Unemployment Up As Workers Suffer Lowest Wage Growth Since Records Began
ONS labour market data shows worsening picture for both employed and unemployed.