24 h. ago Rise in US job openings offers hope of labour market stabilisation

October ‘Jolts’ figures unlikely to deter the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates on Wednesday

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44 h. ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: The jobs market has already collapsed. Now, Angela Rayner is back... and this is how she's planning to take us back to the mayhem of the 1970s

Angry Ginge may currently be serving a three-match ban, after getting a red card for not paying tax, but her crusade to increase the power of the trades unions is being enthusiastically pursued.

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3 d. ago Fed expected to cut rates despite deep divisions over US economic outlook

FT-Chicago Booth survey cites concern among officials about impact of weak jobs market and high prices on Americans

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4 d. ago Angela Rayner hits back after fresh rumours of 'joint ticket' pact plan by Wes Streeting so he can topple Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister

The disgraced former housing secretary was reportedly promised a Cabinet role if she backs Streeting for a future leadership run.

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6 d. ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: There's only one thought I had when I heard Holly Willoughby had knocked over a moped rider and broke his neck. Most won't be brave enough to say it... but I will

When I read that a TV presenter called Holly Willoughby had knocked over a moped rider, breaking his neck, my first reaction was: Oh dear, how sad, never mind.

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6 d. ago US unemployment claims fall to lowest level since September 2022

The U.S. job market appears stuck in a ‘low-hire, low-fire’ state that has left those out of work struggling to find a new job

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7 d. ago Bond investors warned US Treasury over picking Hassett as Fed chair

Some market participants worried candidate for top central bank job will be swayed by Trump on interest rates

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9 d. ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Rachel Reeves lied, but ultimately the buck stops with 'Surkeir' Starmer. This gruesome twosome can't postpone their day of reckoning for ever...

When Keir Starmer became Labour leader five years ago, I thought I'd better come up with a suitable nickname. The first I fastened upon was Max Headroom.

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1 week ago Angela Rayner ally hints she could wade in on workers' rights amid Labour backlash at Starmer for ditching 'day one' unfair dismissal

Angela Rayner has so far maintained a public silence after plans to give workers the rights to sue for unfair dismissal from 'day one' were abruptly ditched last week.

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1 week ago Now ditch the rest of it! Labour under pressure to scrap Angela Rayner's  workers' rights revolution after dropping 'job killing' plan to let staff sue their boss from day one

In a humiliating U-turn, the government last night announced it was dropping Ms Rayner's plan to give people the right to sue their employer for unfair dismissal on their first day in the job.

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1 week ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Wealth taxes, union bungs and yet another pension raid

This, sadly, is going to be one of those 'I Told You So' columns, modesty aside and all that. Forgive me. But, er, I Told You So.

Economics

1 week ago Betting giants say Budget tax raid will hurt jobs, close bookies and boost black market

Britain's biggest gambling firms have warned the Budget tax raid on the sector will cost jobs, close high street bookies and strengthen illegal black market operators.

Economics

2 w. ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: My wife and I were treated like terrorists by French border officials for no other reason than to punish the British for having the audacity to vote Leave

Lunchtime at the Gare du Nord, Friday. After a brief State visit to Paris, it was time to head home, pausing only for a gentle cafe/Cognac/Bloody Mary or three before boarding the Eurostar.

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2 w. ago PIP reforms urged as disabled workers face jobs market difficulties

New DWP data shows that for every disabled person moving into work, another is leaving

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2 w. ago The Latest: Belated jobs report likely shows sluggish hiring

During the 43-day U.S. government shutdown, investors, businesses, policymakers and the Federal Reserve were groping in the dark for clues about the health of the American job market

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3 w. ago 'We're not all influencers': Apprentice winner defends Manchester Christmas Market stall after 'unfair' TikTok video

"It's not an easy job standing out on that market for 40 days straight in the freezing cold so cut them a little bit of slack ok"

Society

3 w. ago Jobs bloodbath shows why it's more important than ever to build up an emergency fund

Savings experts are warning it is now more important than ever to build up an emergency financial buffer following signs of a weakening jobs market.

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4 w. ago Labour's jobs disaster as Reeves comes back for MORE tax: Unemployment surges to four

Grim figures showed the jobs market crumbling, with redundancies rising, as the Chancellor prepares to impose more tax hikes.

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4 w. ago Jobless rate hits highest since early 2021 amid ‘weakening’ labour market

The ONS said the unemployment rate rose to 5% in the three months to September, up from 4.8% in the three months to August.

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4 w. ago UK unemployment rises to 5%, the highest level in four years

ONS says jobs market worsening before budget, as HMRC reports falling number of workers on firms’ payrollsBusiness live – latest updatesUnemployment in the UK has risen by more than expected to the highest level in four years, official figures show, amid a worsening slowdown in the jobs market before Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget.With under three weeks to go before the chancellor’s tax and spending statement, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the headline unemployment rate rose to 5.0% in the three months to the end of September, up from 4.8% in the previous quarter. Continue reading...

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