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Bonus 'Flaws' Mean DWP Faces Overpaying Work Programme Contractors by £25m
The National Audit Office says flaws in the scheme's bonus system must be addressed.
UK Skills Shortage Crisis 'Costing Britain Billions'
Exclusive: Michael Mercieca tells IBTimes UK he wants a cross-party 20 year plan.
Labour Promises Universal Credit 'Pause' as Welfare Reform Continues Roll Out
Universal Credit has now expanded to the North West of England, with four more job centres offering the benefit.
UK Youth Unemployment: House of Lords to Debate 'Scarred Generation'
Baroness O'Cathain has warned Britain could face more riots like those seen across London in the summer of 2011.
UK Sickness Absence Levels Hit Record Low, Says Manufacturing Body
But the EEF says that long term absence has increased.
UK Dads Reject Extra Paternity Leave With Newborns
Official figures showed only 1% of fathers took Additional Paternity Leave since its introduction in 2011.
UK Government Extends Flexible Working Rights to Help Older Workers
Steve Webb says older workers have a huge amount to bring to any workforce and are a vast untapped talent.
Coca-Cola Goes Green With Healthier 'Life' Drink
New drink with a third less sugar and third fewer calories designed to help tackle obesity.
Payday Loan Borrowers 'Paying Too Much' on Crushed Competition
Regulator, CMA, says a typical customer could save up to £60 per year if there was more competition
Speeding Fines Up to £10,000 Under Magistrate Courts Reform
Disorderly drunks to be hit with £4,000 fine after magistrates given greater punishment powers.
Government's Social Mobility Tsar Slams Coalition Child Poverty Plan
Alan Milburn says the government's draft child poverty strategy is a 'missed opportunity'.
UK Food Bank Use Jumps 54% as 20 Million Meals Are Handed Out
Below the Breadline report: 'Massive rise' in meals is an 'indictment of an increasingly unequal Britain'
HMRC Hands £4.6m to 22,000 Workers After Minimum Wage Cheat Crackdown
UK government says wrongdoing employers to be named and shamed and face stiff penalty
George Osborne's Collective Pension Plan 'Could Harm UK's Insurance Sector,' Warns Fitch
Ratings agency says the scale of the impact on the industry depends on how the plans are implemented
TSB Bank Eyes Granting 8,600 Staff £100 of Shares on £1.5bn IPO
The lender also plans to introduce a new reward strategy after its flotation in late June
HS2: Church of England Opposes Plan that would 'Destroy Graveyards'
Church of England want burial grounds near HS2 protected.
UK Mothers End Maternity Leave Early Over 'Job Loss' Fears
The National Childbirth Trust says 43% of female respondents were likely to return to work sooner than they would like.
UK Pensions: Labour Must Offer More Auto-Enrolment Reforms to Help Low Paid
Rachel Reeves's pledge to lower the auto-enrolment trigger must be boosted by further proposals.
UK Neets Fall Below One Million But Youth Unemployment 'Battle Not Over'
ONS says number of UK youths not in education, employment or training fell to 975,000.
Thousands of Land Registry Staff to Strike over Future of Agency
PCS union argues Whitehall must scrap consultation on privatising Land Registry
UK Low Paid Workers Save for Retirement for First Time
Government welcomes figures from ONS as auto-enrolment scheme continues roll-out
UK Employers Hike Wages With Inflation Busting 2.5% Pay Deals
Incomes Data Services says the settlements outstrip CPI inflation and could soon overtake RPI inflation.
UK Faces Riots Unless Government Tackles Youth Unemployment Warns Tory Peer
Exclusive: Baroness O'Cathain gave the stark warning in an interview to IBTimes UK.
Lawyers and Probation Staff March on Ministry of Justice in Legal Aid Protest
Demonstrations also took place in Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Hull, Liverpool and Birmingham
Lawyers and Probation Service Staff March on Ministry of Justice in Legal Aid Protest
Lawyers and probation service staff protested over cuts to legal aid and the probation privatisation.
Fitch: Unlikely UK Insurers Will Face Ratings Downgrade After Annuity Bombshell
The ratings agency says the major providers could absorb the negative effects of the proposed reforms.
Budget 2014: Government Halves Bingo Duty to 10% as Rank Group Eyes Expansion
The Chancellor George Osborne announced the news to MPs in the House of Commons during his budget statement.
Budget 2014: William Hill and Ladbrokes' Shares Tank as Government Unveils New Gambling Machine Duty
Osborne announced a new duty on fixed odds betting terminals at a rate of 25%
Budget 2014: George Osborne Boosted as UK Employment Hits New Record High
The ONS revealed that there are now more than 30 million people in work in the UK.
Five Richest UK Families Wealthier Than the Bottom 20%
Oxfam claims Britain is becoming a deeply divided nation.