Vacancies are at record levels, so why are millions of people looking for jobs and what can be done to help them?When Caroline Cousin was made redundant from her job as a legal secretary in Greater Manchester during the first lockdown, she was warned s…
Generation X are heavy, risky drinkers. Will anything ever persuade us to stop?
Alcohol’s allure was powerful when we were growing up and those born after us consume far less. Now booze is falling out of fashion, is it time to assess old habits?My first job in journalism was editing a free magazine called Rasp. In 1995, we ran a c…
So what’s so wrong with labour shortages driving up low wages? | Larry Elliott
For those who are part of Britain’s casualised workforce Brexit isn’t flawed – quite the oppositeThe number of job vacancies has topped the 1m level for the first time. Firms are screaming out for staff. Labour shortages abound. Wage growth is accelera…
UK recovery still unsteady despite July job surge, finds report
Even as Covid restrictions are lifted, staff shortages and Brexit could yet undermine revival, says BDOThe relaxation of lockdown rules in July sparked a surge of hiring among UK firms, but staff shortages caused by the pandemic and Brexit could still …