News Archive
12/11/2024
Average Weekly Earnings In Great Britain - November 2024
Annual growth in employees' average regular earnings (excluding bonuses) was 4.8%; growth was previously lower than this in April to June 2022, when it was 4.7%. Annual growth in total earnings (including bonuses) was 4.3%; this total growth rate is affected by the civil service one-off payments made in July and August 2023.
12/11/2024
Will Take Away Coffee Become Expnsive With Disposable Cup Charge - Consultation Ends 14 November
Day-to-day, we see the impacts the climate emergency and nature crises has on our communities, society, economic wellbeing, and environment - both here in Scotland and globally. Addressing these fundamental challenges is something we must all tackle together, and how we view and treat our resources is integral to tackling them.12/11/2024
Highland Council Sustainable Tourism Strategy 2024-2030
On Thursday 14 November 2024, Members of the Economy and Infrastructure Committee will be presented with a new Sustainable Tourism Strategy 2024-2030 and asked to note and agree recommendations which include adopting the new Sustainable Tourism Strategy. Also an agreement to amend the strategy to accommodate consultation feedback on the Visitor Levy Scheme.12/11/2024
Earnings And Employment From Pay As You Earn Real Time Information Uk - November 2024
Early estimates for October 2024 indicate that the number of payrolled employees rose by 0.3% compared with October 2023, a rise of 95,000 employees. This annual increase was largest in the health and social work sector, a rise of 161,000 employees.
12/11/2024
The Unemployment Rate In Scotland Is 3.3 Per Cent
The latest Labour Market Statistics for Scotland are published today and show figures for July to September 2024, compared with the quarter before (April to June 2024). The unemployment rate in Scotland was 3.3 per cent, down 1.1 percentage points over the quarter.
12/11/2024
Labour Market In The Regions Of The UK - November 2024
Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates have been affected by increased volatility, resulting from smaller achieved sample sizes. This means that estimates of change should be treated with additional caution, and we recommend using them as part of our suite of labour market indicators alongside Workforce Jobs (WFJ), Claimant Count data, and Pay As You Earn Real Time Information (PAYE RTI) estimates.12/11/2024
Vacancies And Jobs In The Uk - November 2024
The estimated number of vacancies in the UK in August to October 2024 was 831,000, a decrease of 35,000, or 4.0%, from May to July 2024. Vacancy numbers decreased on the quarter for the 28th consecutive period in August to October 2024, with vacancies decreasing in 16 of the 18 industry sectors.
11/11/2024
Former Health Secretary Alan Milburn To Help Government Fix Health And Care - But Some Have Doubts
Alan Milburn joins the Department of Health and Social Care's board to support the government's ambitious plans for reform. Alan Milburn has been appointed Lead Non-Executive Member to the board of the Department of Health and Social Care.
11/11/2024
Secretary Of State Pledges To Contain NHS Agency Spend
Wes Streeting will set out plans to clamp down on temporary workers in speech at NHS Providers conference. Trusts could be banned from using agencies to cover gaps in entry level positions, and agencies could be banned from re-introducing NHS workers that leave permanent jobs.11/11/2024
Who Are The Hybrid Workers?
Almost five years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we look at the types of workers most likely to be following a hybrid working pattern - and how they spend their time. More than a quarter of working adults in Great Britain (28%) were hybrid working in the autumn of 2024.
11/11/2024
So You Think The Government Rules Through Departments - Well Quangos Have A Lot To Say
Are quangos good for the country or a way for politicians to swerve away from difficult decisions and pass the buck. From energy to football - the quangos being set up by Labour.10/11/2024
Why Are People So Good At Their Hobbies?
The question always asked about the UK economy is why are we so unproductive?. Might it be that UK business does not seek to use the skills, talents, curiosity and drive of its employees in useful ways, which is why so many of those employees direct those talents into their hobbies instead?.
10/11/2024
Digital Veteran Card To Make Accessing Support Even Easier For Ex-service Personnel
New Digital Veteran Card to make sure former service personnel can prove their veteran status as easily as possible, enabling smoother access to often essential support. Digital Veteran Card to give heroes swifter access to help and support available to them - from help with housing to employment and rail discounts.
9/11/2024
UK Will Work With International Partners To Dismantle The Cyber Criminal Ecosystem - UK Statement At The UN Security Council
Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on threats posed by ransomware attacks. Earlier this year in the General Assembly open-ended working group on information communication technologies, all states recognised that ransomware attacks "may have an impact on international peace and security." Ransomware actors have consistently attacked critical national infrastructure, local government, and hospitals for personal financial gain.
9/11/2024
Wood Burning Stoves To Be Permitted In New Homes - Also Bioenergy and Peat For Heating
Wood-burning stoves, bioenergy and peat heating will now be permitted in new homes and buildings following a review of the New Build Heat Standard commissioned by ministers earlier this year. An amendment to regulations made today permits the installation of bioenergy and peat main heating systems - and any type of secondary heating systems - in new buildings from 1 January 2025, while maintaining the prohibition on mains gas and oil boilers as a main heating system.9/11/2024
How Big Are The UKs Demographic Challenges?
With birth rates at record lows, we ask what the implications are for the UK and how it might impact the public finances. At the end of October, the ONS announced that the fertility rate in England and Wales had fallen to 1.44 births per woman in 2023 - the lowest figure since records began in 1938.
9/11/2024
Lost Track Of All Your Pension Pots? It Is Easy To Find Them Using Free Government Sites
It can be easy to lose track of your pensions but finding them again really couldn't be easier with the Pension Tracing Service. They will find your pensions for free, you can cancel the service at any time and you are never under any obligation to act upon any financial advice that they may provide.9/11/2024
Bank Of Russia Lifts Rate To Record Of 21%
The Bank of Russia raised its key interest rate by 200bps to 21% in its October 2024 meeting, above market expectations of a 100bps increase, and signaled that it is likely to continue raising interest rates in its upcoming December meeting. The decision lifted the key interest rate to its highest on record, surpassing the extraordinary move that lifted the rate to 20% in response to the crash of the ruble following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.9/11/2024
Trade Remedies Authority Proposes Measure On Argentinian Biodiesel Is Maintained
In a Statement of Essential Facts, the TRA has proposed that the duty payable on imports of Argentinian biodiesel is maintained until February 2029. The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has on Friday 8 November provisionally proposed that a countervailing measure on biodiesel imported from Argentina is maintained.
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