The continuing row over P&O’s decision to sack 786 ferry employees without notice, and replace them with low-paid agency workers, raises … Continue reading “The P&O saga: no way to say goodbye?”

It is extraordinary, after nearly a year and a half when thousands of businesses have been forced to close and … Continue reading “The UK’s labour market has performed remarkably well during Covid. Let’s not risk that”

– The labour market faces much higher unemployment following the Covid-19 lockdown;  – Experience of previous recessions suggests a recovery in employment will lag … Continue reading “Relax employment regulation to drive the economic recovery, says new IEA report”

The Taylor Review – introduced in the first chapter by ‘Matthew’, as our demotic times seem to require – is … Continue reading “Matthew Taylor’s Seven Pillars of Employment Wisdom”

It is a constantly-reiterated view on the Left that the Conservatives are hell-bent on attacking employment rights and deregulating the … Continue reading “The myth of Britain’s ‘deregulated’ labour market”

Unemployment and underemployment in the UK are still far too high. But given the circumstances, the UK’s labour market is … Continue reading “Why messing with pay is not the best way to end living cost squeeze”

Payday loans and pawnbrokers are a common feature of the nation’s high streets today, as they have been for centuries. … Continue reading “Cracking down on payday lenders will hurt the poor”

Employment minister Chris Grayling might be going on holiday pretty chuffed with himself after the latest employment figures. On the … Continue reading “People are trapped outside our labour market, and it’s hurting our economy”