Consultation on measures to protect people from harm. Views are being sought on planned legislation to end conversion practices which seek to change or suppress a person's sexual orientation or gender identity.
Did you know that, according to a recent study, there are more than 300 ways to work flexibly? The list of possible flexible work practices used by an increasingly diverse and ageing workforce has grown significantly since many people were forced to work from home during COVID lockdowns. Before the pandemic, you may have associated flexible work with things like working from home, part-time work or reduced hours.
The Civil Service People Plan 2024-27 sets out a long-term vision of capable leadership, efficiency and reformed recruitment. The Cabinet Office today sets out its new Civil Service People Plan for 2024 - 2027, as it continues its work to ensure the Government is best equipped to deal with the challenges of the 21st century.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (January 9th) sold 5 Prime Cattle. Prime Bullocks (1) Sold to 286.0p per kg (+1.9p) and sold to £2,044.90 gross.
With access to the Suez Canal disrupted by Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping, plus spiralling costs and delays caused by the Panama Canal drought, global supply chains are in crisis. ParcelHero assesses the potential impact on retailers and consumers.
Experts at the Government Actuary's Department (GAD) have been supporting clients as they work towards fully equalising pensions for their members. We have devised a modeller to assist in the process.
Higher interest rates increase the expected government cost of financing the student loan system in England by more than £10 billion per year. In recent years, the government's borrowing costs have always been lower than the interest rates it expected to charge on student loans.
The latest Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs survey signalled a fresh decline in permanent staff appointments across Scotland during December. The pace of reduction was the strongest since April, as growing economic uncertainty weighed on hiring decisions and discouraged workers from seeking new roles.
Post Offices saw all time record for personal cash withdrawals on a single day - Friday 22 December - with £62.4 million taken out over the counter. Figure this year beats previous record from last Christmas by over £10 million when £51.5 million was withdrawn over the counter (Friday 23 December 2022).
£300 million UK investment to support domestic production of fuel required to power next-generation nuclear reactors. First European country to launch high-assay low enriched uranium (HALEU) programme with landmark £300 million investment Programme will produce enriched uranium needed for next generation of reactors and provide jobs and investment in North West England Investment will end Russia's reign as the only commercial producer of HALEU The UK will become the first country in Europe to launch a high-tech HALEU nuclear fuel programme, strengthening supply for new nuclear projects and driving Putin further out of global energy markets.
As many people return to their jobs following the festive break, those in part-time and full-time work have been reminded that they can qualify for Scottish Government benefits. People in work can receive many of the payments administered by Social Security Scotland, including those designed to help low-income families.
NatWest's Sir Howard Davies, was asked by BBC Radio 4's Today programme when it would be easier for people in the UK to get on the property ladder and in response he said: "I don't think it is that difficult". NatWest's chairman has sparked a backlash after claiming it was not "that difficult" to get on the property ladder in the UK today - and Brits are not happy.
Way back in February 2020, before most of us really knew anything about COVID, we wrote an article for The Conversation about "leaveism" and its impact on flexible working. Barely a month later, the world was bracing for a pandemic that would inadvertently create the largest (forced) working experiment of all time.
For explanations of the banking system and economic matters and much more a great blog to follow is written by Richard Murphy. Funding the Future is written and managed by Richard Murphy on behalf of Tax Research LLP.
The start of the new year brings inevitable pressure to start fresh, with new hobbies, exercise regimes and healthy diets. But there is one diet you may not have thought of improving this year: your media and news consumption.
People's confidence in the UK's economic outlook improved towards the end of 2023, despite continuing to battle a cost-of-living crisis. Although it has strengthened over the year to December, "consumer sentiment" as this confidence is called, is still in negative territory.
The new ITV drama about the Post Office Horizon IT scandal is an incredibly important vehicle for getting the story of what is increasingly recognised as one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in British history into public consciousness. However, viewers might find themselves with one looming unanswered question as they watch: how could this persist, at such a scale, for so long?.
British acting royalty Toby Jones stars as Alan Bates in brand new drama 'Mr Bates vs The Post Office' and joins the Graham Norton Radio Show with Waitrose to chat all about the remarkable true story at the heart of the scandal..
It is still unbelievable how long this scandal has been going on. 17th August 2015 Part 1 - the second part, following the outcome of the trials, was due to air on March 23 2020 but was replaced by a Covid 19 programme.
Around 5 million households have seen their mortgage interest rate change since the Bank of England base rate started to rise in late 2021. Over the course of the 2023 alone, the base rate increased from 3.5% to 5.25%, surpassing economists' expectations and pushing mortgage rates to the highest levels since 2008.
