Radical scheme will look at giving regional bodies a say how billions of pounds are spent to try to cut benefits bill
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Nov 15
Unemployment: the key UK data and benefit claimants for every constituency
The UK unemployment rate now stands at 7.8% down 0.4% on last year. See how the national figures have changed and get the numbers in each parliamentary constituency
• See the data for your constituency
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Nov 09
UK wage gap widens. Get data for the past 25 years
How have wages changed over the past 25 years? How wide is the pay gap between the top 1% and the lowest earners? See how wages have changed over time
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Oct 05
A million working adults face benefits cuts next year
Nearly 1.2 million people may be sanctioned if they do not obtain extra work, increase their hours or find a higher paying job
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Oct 01
Minimum wage for over-21s rises to £6.19
Pay for workers aged between 18 and 20 frozen at £4.98 an hour, which TUC calls a particular blow to younger people
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Sep 17
Unemployed deliberately held in call centre queues to promote website
Memo reveals plan to keep jobless on hold so they can hear messages advising them to make claims online
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Apr 09
Why zero-hours contracts remind me of the horrors of 1990s Russia
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by eJay
April 9, 2013
The degraded and demonised precariat is scrambling around in a twilight zone of ‘jobs’ in which they must remain on standby
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