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Employment

To boost the number of jobs and create a flexible labour market, the government is modernising employment law while protecting employee rights. To increase the number of people in employment, we need to support them into work through the benefits system and job search support.

Unemployment drops below 7%

Unemployment drops below 7%

Unemployment has dropped below 7% for the first time since the recession and employment has seen the biggest annual jump in a generation.

Latest

  1. National Occupational Standards

    • published 24 April 2014
    • Guidance

  2. New Enterprise Allowance campaign

    • updated 24 April 2014
    • Collection

  3. Apprenticeship frameworks

    • published 24 April 2014
    • Guidance
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Policies 4

  1. Helping employers make safer recruiting decisions

    How the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) provides criminal records checking and barring functions to help employers make safer recruitment decisions.

  2. Making the labour market more flexible, efficient and fair

    How the government is changing employment laws to encourage companies to hire staff while protecting employee rights.

  3. Simplifying the welfare system and making sure work pays

    Making the welfare system fairer, more affordable and better able to reduce poverty, worklessness and welfare dependency.

  4. Helping people to find and stay in work

    How the government is getting Britain working and helping people break the cycle of benefit dependency.

Announcements

  1. Scotland analysis: work and pensions paper

    • 24 April 2014
    • Press release

  2. More and more disabled people following their career dreams

    • 23 April 2014
    • Press release

  3. Nick Clegg at the launch of Cityfathers on shared parental leave

    • 23 April 2014
    • Speech

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Consultations

  1. European Social Fund Operational Programme 2014 to 2020

    • 14 April 2014
    • Open consultation

  2. Consultation on modern workplaces

    • 14 March 2014
    • Consultation outcome

  3. Early conciliation: proposals for implementation

    • 24 February 2014
    • Consultation outcome

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Publications

  1. National Occupational Standards

    • 24 April 2014
    • Guidance

  2. Apprenticeship frameworks

    • 24 April 2014
    • Guidance

  3. Growth and Innovation Fund: project portfolio

    • 24 April 2014
    • Guidance

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Statistics

  1. Long term projections of social security expenditure in the United Kingdom, including Scotland

    • 24 April 2014
    • Statistics

  2. Social security expenditure in the United Kingdom, including Scotland

    • 24 April 2014
    • Statistics

  3. Claimant Commitment: early results of national roll-out

    • 24 April 2014
    • Statistics

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Detailed guides

  1. European Works Council Directive

    The European Work Council Directive establishes a European legal procedure for the establishment of European Works Councils (EWCs). Read more

  2. National minimum wage: work experience and internships

    Guidance on the national minimum wage for organisations who offer work experience, including placements and internships. Read more

  3. Trade unions: guidance and codes of practice for the workplace

    Guidance and codes of practice for trade unions to follow in the workplace. Read more

  4. Criminal record checks: guidance for employers

    How employers or organisations can request criminal records checks on potential employees from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Read more

  5. E-bulk: submitting multiple applications for DBS checking

    Using the e-bulk system for making multiple applications to the Disclosure and Barring Service, including how to register. Read more

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