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  • Nick Clegg statement on employment figures: September 2014

    Nick Clegg made a statement on employment statistics released on 17 September 2014, covering the period May to July 2014.

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

  • Right to Move: government launches consultation to support social tenants who want to work

    Social tenants who need to move to a new area for work will no longer be pushed to the back of the housing waiting list.

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

  • Victory for consumers as pension saving limits to be scrapped

    Restrictions limiting the amount that millions of British workers can save towards their pensions are now set to be scrapped.

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

  • Mind the gap – men fall behind as women’s skills increase

    New research by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) shows the skills gap between genders is continuing to widen, as women leave male counterparts behind.

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  • New Director General for Technology at DWP

    Mayank Prakash has been appointed as the new Director General for Technology at the Department for Work and Pensions.

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

  • Groundbreaking reforms promise greater ‘pensions certainty’

    The next stage of the government’s pension reforms will receive their Second Reading in Parliament.

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

  • 285,000 working couples eligible for shared parental leave

    Couples finding out now that they are expecting a child will be among the first eligible to take advantage of new shared parental leave.

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

  • Cable: No loopholes in zero hours exclusivity ban

    Vince Cable called on business, unions and individuals to help close loopholes in plans to ban exclusivity clauses in zero hours contracts.

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

  • Disabled people in apprenticeships triples in 10 years

    The number of disabled people in apprenticeships has more than tripled in the last 10 years.

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

  • Is your town leading the way on older workers?

    New figures reveal Watford, north Dorset and the Shetland Islands are leading the way against outdated stereotypes of older workers.

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

  • Workplace pensions becoming ‘social norm’

    Saving into a workplace pension is becoming more of a social norm, new research shows.

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

  • New State Pension: 600 days to go

    Today (15 August 2014) marks 600 days until the start of the new State Pension – on 6 April 2016.

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

  • 10,000 jumbo jets fly towards better retirement with automatic enrolment

    Four million people have now been automatically enrolled in workplace pensions – an increase of over 1 million this year or over 6,000 a day on average.

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

  • Fall in youth unemployment welcome but more must be done, UKCES claims

    UK Commission for Employment and Skills welcomes new findings on youth unemployment, but claims much work is still to be done to tackle the problem.

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  • Record fall in youth unemployment

    Youth unemployment has seen the largest annual fall since records began alongside the steepest annual fall in unemployment in 25 years.

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

  • Take action now to safeguard your retirement: Pensions Minister

    11.9m people in the UK are failing to save enough for retirement but many only need make modest changes to safeguard their financial future.

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

  • A flexible approach can benefit both employees and employers

    Returning to work after having children can be difficult for women but sound advice and support make this easier.

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

  • Benefit cap: 10,000 people find jobs or stop claiming Housing Benefit

    Almost 10,000 people who had their benefits capped have now moved into work or stopped claiming Housing Benefit entirely.

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

  • PM Direct in Warrington

    The Prime Minister David Cameron held a Q&A session at United Utilities in Warrington.

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

  • Disclosure and Barring Service statistics

    This written ministerial statement was laid in the House of Lords on 30 July by Lord Taylor of Holbeach.

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