5 February, 2021 Open access
1 February, 2021
29 January, 2021 Open access
HMRC figures also show that total value of claims to scheme since it was introduced in March 2020 exceeds £49 billion
29 January, 2021 Open access
Northern Ireland Economy Minister says schemes are essential and must remain in place until there are clear signs of economic recovery
28 January, 2021 Open access
DWP Minister advises that remainder of the more than 123,000 placements approved for funding will become available to jobcentres once employers provide job details and start dates
27 January, 2021 Open access
Highlighting correlation between peaks in unemployment and previously scheduled endings of the scheme, union warns of risk to jobs in failing to guarantee continuation of support 'until the eleventh hour'
27 January, 2021 Open access
26 January, 2021 Open access
Direction sets out the scheme applying for the period beginning on 1 February 2021 and ending on 30 April 2021
26 January, 2021
Responding to Commons motion, Kwasi Kwarteng says 'I do not want there to be any doubt about my or the government's intentions in this area'
25 January, 2021 Open access
In addition, with reports that the DWP has approved 'gateway' companies with little to no trading history or based outside of the UK, the government announces that it is closing applications for new gateways this week
25 January, 2021 Open access
New polling from the TUC reveals that the controversial practice of 'fire and re-hire' has become widespread during the Covid-19 pandemic as has the downgrading of workers' rights
25 January, 2021
22 January, 2021
Business Secretary says that the idea that the government is trying to whittle down standards is not at all plausible or true
22 January, 2021
21 January, 2021
Minister for the Economy says she is confident that Executive and Assembly will support the progression of legislation with a ‘minimum of delay’
20 January, 2021 Open access
New Public Accounts Committee report finds that 'quirks in the tax system' have prevented significant number of struggling tax payers from receiving support they should be entitled to
19 January, 2021 Open access
'It is not for the government to decide whether a firm should put its staff on furlough', says Conservative Whip
19 January, 2021
18 January, 2021 Open access
RSA calls on the government to address the 'terrible trade-off' many workers face between looking after their health and putting food on the table