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 [...]
IFS’s simple proposal could stop plan’s ‘unintended consequences’, but ministers are not likely to bite The Treasury must square a circle if it is to continue with its controversial plans to cut child benefit for higher earners and prevent a backbench rebellion. The current plan, to cut child benefit for households that include one higher-rate [...]
• Shouldn’t my partner be better rewarded for his work?• My voluntary redundancy wasn’t entirely through choice At the start of each week, we publish the problems that will feature in this Saturday’s Dear Jeremy advice column in the Guardian Work supplement, so readers can offer their own advice and suggestions. We then print 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 [...]
Osborne urged to act after April change will raise threshold for families with children from 16 to 24 hours work a week Child poverty campaigners will call on the government on Monday to postpone changes to working tax credits following research showing the cuts will leave some people worse off than if they gave up work and [...]
