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The employment rate hits a record high of 74.4%, with 31.7 million people in work.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
A consultation has been launched today on the future of NEST, the government-backed provider of workplace pensions.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Two new trustees have been appointed to the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Corporation.
The Minister for Pensions has welcomed the appointment of Arnold Wagner OBE to the role of Chair of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).
It's been 2 years since the government extended the right to apply for flexible working to all employees.
Entrepreneurial jobseekers have launched nearly 85,000 new businesses through a government scheme to boost self-employment and drive innovation.
Universal Credit becomes available to all types of claimant in Harrogate, Richmond (North Yorkshire), Inverness, Hammersmith and Ryedale.
Household incomes have risen to a record high according to statistics released today, with the fastest growth in 10 years.
Unemployment in Scotland fell by 11,000 from February to April 2016, and now stands at 160,000, according to data released today.
A strengthening economy across Wales has driven unemployment down again with new statistics pointing to a buoyant jobs market.
Unemployment has dropped to its lowest rate since 2005 while the employment rate has stayed at a record high of 74.2%.
Minister Matt Hancock delivered the annual Keith Joseph Memorial Lecture at the Centre for Policy Studies in London.
Proposals to prevent people in occupational schemes facing exit charges for accessing their pensions early have been launched by ministers.
Bath, Newcastle, Bridgwater, Rugby and Lowestoft all expand Universal Credit.
New figures show that fraud and error in the benefits system remains at the lowest level ever recorded.
The employment rate in the UK has hit another record high of 74.2%, and there are more people in work than ever before.
The Prime Minister spoke at a World Economic Forum (WEF) event on the economic arguments for the UK remaining in a reformed European Union.
The Low Pay Commission (LPC) has launched an invitation to tender for research on the impact of minimum wages.
A young Sellafield employee has been hand-picked by the government to front a national apprenticeship campaign.
The number of people accessing their new State Pension statement has increased by almost 40% in the last 6 months to approximately 400,000.
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