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  • Budding entrepreneurs on benefits taking business world by storm

    Over 65,000 businesses have been set up with government backing from the New Enterprise Allowance.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government announces new commissioners to the independent Low Pay Commission

    Two new commissioners have been appointed to the Low Pay Commission, Business Minister Jo Swinson announced today (25 March 2015).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Improved specialist employment scheme will double number of disabled people supported into work

    Nearly 1,000 more disabled people a year will benefit from specialist employment support thanks to a new scheme announced today (24 March 2015).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New National Minimum Wage offenders named and shamed

    Business Minister Jo Swinson has named 48 employers who have failed to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government to increase pay transparency

    Vince Cable announces plans to launch an online tool that will make it easier to find out how much people are paid.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HMRC to publish new draft pensions tax manual

    The Pensions Tax Manual will be published in spring 2015, to replace the current Registered Pension Schemes Manual.

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  • Duncan Smith: critics proved wrong on Work Programme

    More than 400,000 long-term unemployed people are now in work because of the Work Programme.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Duncan Smith: Record employment rate shows we were right to reform

    The employment rate has now hit an all time record high in the UK, after growing faster than any major economy over the past year.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New National Minimum Wage rates announced

    From Thursday 1 October 2015, the adult rate of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will rise by 20p.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • PM and DPM announce increase in the National Minimum Wage

    David Cameron and Nick Clegg announce largest real-terms increase in adult National Minimum Wage since 2008 and a 20% increase for apprentices.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The government accepts minimum wage rate recommendations

    The Low Pay Commission today welcomed the government’s acceptance of its recommendations on rates for the National Minimum Wage (NMW) for adults aged 21 and over, for young people aged 18-20 and for 16-17 year olds from Octo…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Pension freedoms to be extended to people with annuities

    Chancellor announces government will extend pension freedoms to around 5 million people who have already bought an annuity.

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  • Millions more saving thanks to automatic enrolment

    Nearly 5.2 million workers have been enrolled into a workplace pension scheme through automatic enrolment.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New measures to support more disabled people into work

    A bold ambition to ensure more disabled people can benefit from the UK’s growing economy and jobs market is behind Access to Work changes.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New report from Dr Ros Altmann calls for greater support for over 50s in employment

    Enabling people over 50 into employment could boost the economy by up to £25 billion a year.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Major push to get more maths and physics teachers into our classrooms

    A new initiative targeting career changers starts next month.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Free schools announcement: David Cameron's speech

    The Prime Minister spoke at the Green School, Isleworth on jobs, money, homes, schools and savings and announced 49 new free schools.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • EU jobseekers barred from claiming Universal Credit

    From today (9 March 2015), new EU migrants who have arrived in the UK will be prevented from claiming benefits until they have started work.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Young UK women outshine Europe

    Young UK women are putting their European counterparts to shame.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • One month to pension freedoms

    Industry figures say they are developing products that meet people’s needs, and interim pension changes have already proved popular.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government