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The Government is consulting on ending exploitative zero‑hours contracts, prompting conflict between unions urging guaranteed hours rights for workers on variable‑hours contracts and employers pushing back against such reforms amid a public debate.
Opinion piece contrasting two high streets, reflecting on differing economic fortunes and local dynamics shaping retail areas, written in an informal, non‑technical style with anecdotal observations rather than formal econometric analysis.
Chart of the week reviews how not-entirely-serious and unusually prominent candidates have performed in recent UK by-elections, alongside commentary on AI developments and a note on persistently ‘sticky’ prices in the economy.
Analysis explores who stands to benefit from a UK ‘devolution revolution’ under Andy Burnham, examining which places and groups might gain from greater local power and the constraints that could limit impact.
The July WorkerTech round-up highlights two major developments: DWP’s new Pathways to Work Innovation Fund and sizeable changes to vocational education designed to tackle youth unemployment, plus other WorkerTech-relevant announcements.