Recent graduates feel the pinch, but are still better-off than those without degrees More than a third of recent graduates are employed in low-skilled jobs, official figures show. In the final quarter of 2011, 35.9% of those who had graduated from university in the previous six years were employed in lower-skilled occupations, the Office for [...]
Regulations govern minimum work breaks, but are widely disregard by both employers and employees. What is your experience? Hong Kong’s stock exchange traders are up in arms after their lunchbreak was cut to 60 minutes – only a few years ago they could take two hours. The break arises from the complete shutdown of the [...]
Deputy PM reveals government is looking at unintended consequences of scrapping benefit for middle class families The deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, has confirmed that the government is considering watering down plans to abolish child benefit for middle class families. Clegg said the government was looking at the “unintended consequences” of the scheme but insisted [...]
With the number of work experience placements rising, are we really to believe that there are no actual job vacancies? Recently, I applied for a part-time customer service position in a local supermarket in the hope of earning some extra cash while studying for my A-levels. I was soon contacted to arrange a date for [...]
Changes to state and workplace pensions will have an impact on all of us. Here’s your chance to ask the man responsible for guiding government policy what it will mean to you State and private pensions are undergoing changes which will impact hugely on your retirement: the age at which you can take retirement will [...]
There is an increasing number of people with senior-sounding job titles who still earn middle-ranking wages. What are the worst examples of job title inflation you’ve seen? A former colleague dropped me a line the other day. In our previous dealings he had been working as a sales executive. Now, having moved to a different [...]
