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Major hospitality employers partnering with the Government and UKHospitality will provide paid jobs, work experience and training to 100,000 18–24 year‑olds who are not in education, employment or training, the Department for Work and Pensions says.
New measures announced to tackle bogus self‑employment aim to benefit over 900,000 people by closing loopholes that misclassify workers, increasing employment protections and enforcement against firms using false self‑employment models.
UKHSA data indicate almost half of people with flu-like symptoms miss work or school, and the agency reiterates that flu vaccination remains the best defence against such absenteeism.
Two Defence Technical Excellence Colleges will be established in Scotland after the Scottish Government confirmed it will match the UK Government’s £10 million contribution, a move welcomed by Scotland Office minister Douglas Alexander to boost defence skills.
A £370 million deal sees Kuwait purchase UK-made AI-enabled air defence systems, supporting 100 new UK jobs and boosting domestic skills as systems are manufactured by a UK-based defence firm.
HMRC reports over 600,000 families are using Tax-Free Childcare and urges more working families to sign up to reduce childcare costs via the government scheme providing government top-ups on eligible childcare spending.
New DWP rules mean more than 325,000 residents in supported housing and temporary accommodation will keep more of what they earn when they start work or increase hours, changing how income interacts with housing-related benefits.
Jobcentres across England now offer free careers advice alongside existing employment support, aiming to help people find work, change careers, progress in roles or build new skills through on-site career guidance services.
A new DWP-funded Youth Hub has opened in Exeter to expand employment support for young people locally, offering services designed to help them progress towards work and training opportunities.
The Civil Nuclear Constabulary is partnering with the Career Transition Partnership and British Forces Resettlement Service to support service leavers, veterans and their families in exploring careers in armed policing and specialist roles.
Businesses, charities and innovators can bid for a share of a £60 million fund aimed at helping disabled people and those with health conditions enter work, funding new programmes to support millions currently out of work for health reasons.
An independent report concludes neurodivergent people can thrive at work when provided tailored employment support, and backs government action to expand personalised workplace adjustments and support services to improve recruitment and retention.
Smaller employers will receive a £2,000 payment for each new apprentice aged under 25 they hire, aimed at increasing youth access to skilled careers and incentivising SMEs to recruit and train young people.
The inaugural Fair Work Assembly convened over 100 delegates in Birmingham for a day of discussion and collaboration on fair work policies, bringing together stakeholders from government, employers and unions.
The Department for Work and Pensions will offer thousands of young disabled people and those with long-term health conditions fast-tracked jobs through the government’s Jobs Guarantee, expanding guaranteed employment opportunities for this cohort.
Lord Chancellor Alex Norris announced measures to tackle drones and drug supply into prisons, and pledged new schemes to support offenders into employment and stable accommodation on release to reduce reoffending.
The Chancellor announced a package of measures to help young people into work, education and training, intended to support employment pathways and build the skilled workforce Britain needs for the future.
Government will fund 1,000 new youth workers, described as the largest investment in youth services for a generation, to provide specialist local support aimed at reducing the risk of unemployment among young people.
A new Youth Hub has opened in Rossendale to expand employment support for young people, delivering government-backed services locally to help them move into work.
Women and their partners who experience pregnancy loss before 24 weeks will be entitled to up to two weeks of unpaid leave, introducing new statutory rights for family bereavement and pregnancy loss.
Tens of thousands of jobseekers have used the government's new digital employment support tools to build CVs, practise interviews and progress towards work, the Department for Work and Pensions says.
A new report from the co‑chair of Keep Britain Working proposes a 'Workplace Health System' to give earlier and better support for employees with health conditions or disabilities, aiming to boost growth and productivity.
More than 750 young people attended Birmingham’s first Youth Guarantee Jobs Fair, where they met major UK employers to explore vacancies, apprenticeships and careers opportunities aimed at improving transition into work for young jobseekers.
A group of major employers have joined the Minister for Women and Equalities in a pledge to support the women’s sector, promote women’s equality and take action to identify and eliminate misogyny in workplaces and public life.
Guidance explains forthcoming changes to training requirements for SIA licences, detailing what will change, implementation dates and implications for applicants and existing licence holders.