Struggling self-employed in UK would prefer salaried job security, report claims

Mental distress and financial insecurity has pushed 40% of self-employed workers to say they would switch to a salaried job if they could secure the…

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Business minister boasted Britishvolt was Brexit success story months before collapse

Ministers were using the electric car battery maker Britishvolt as a prime example of the government’s record for “securing business investment in the UK” just…

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Beware scaling back UK furlough scheme too soon, warns Resolution Foundation

The strength of the UK jobs market and rates of pay has been overstated, according to new research, just as the government prepares to cut…

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UK’s green plan offers mixed hopes for post-Covid-19 jobs boom

Britain’s homes are going green, says Derek Horrocks, who runs a home insulation business in Lancashire that has vacancies for architects, surveyors, administrators and accountants.…

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