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From Minister of State for Employment
  • Working together to build towards a zero carbon economy

    COP26 President Alok Sharma's opening speech at the UNFCCC-led Race to Zero Dialogues, which will take place from 9-19 November.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Update on the future of DWP jobcentres

    DWP confirms that some smaller jobcentres will merge with larger ones, and others will be co-located within local government premises.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Wages overtake inflation for 16th month in a row – fastest real terms growth since 2015

    Female employment is at a joint record high, wages surpass inflation for the 16th month in a row, record numbers are in work and unemployment continues to fall.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Speech at the CBI Diversity and Inclusion Conference

    Alok Sharma addresses leading employers on the government’s initiatives to support disadvantaged groups into work and support greater diversity.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK employment rate at joint record high

    Higher skilled roles drive joint record high employment rate of 76.1% and over 32 million people are in work in the UK, up over 3.6 million since 2010.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Alok Sharma: 'There is still an urgency for us to act' on women’s economic independence

    There are more women in work than ever before and the gender pay gap is at a record low, but that there is more to do to tackle employment inequality.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Workless households fall by over a million since 2010

    Employment Minister Alok Sharma welcomes the fall of over a million workless households since 2010.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Wages rising fastest in a decade

    UK wages are increasing at their joint-fastest rate in a decade, with unemployment remaining low at 4 per cent

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Fuller Working Lives: 2 years on

    The Minister for Employment talks about the progress of the Fuller Working Lives strategy at 'The STIR conference 2019: The 100 Year Life'.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Employment Minister welcomes new record employment rate

    New employment figures confirmed 2018 had the UK’s strongest jobs market on record with latest figures showing more people in work than ever before.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • National mentoring initiative to tackle employment inequality across UK

    Jobseekers across the UK are set to benefit from mentoring support designed to help them into work.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Minister for Employment gives speech on 'Full Employment' report

    Alok Sharma, Minister for Employment, delivered a speech today on the 'Full Employment' report launched by independent think tank Resolution Foundation.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Employment Minister welcomes new UK employment record

    Wage growth has outstripped inflation for the ninth month in a row and the UK employment level is at an all-time high.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Our 18 employment records this year show why we need the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal

    Opinion editorial by Minister of State for Employment Alok Sharma, published on the Mail Online on 9 December 2018.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Eighth month of UK wage growth with disabled employment at record high

    There are more people in work than ever before, real wages are up for the eighth month in a row and 973,000 more disabled people are in work since 2013.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Helping people from ethnic minority backgrounds into work

    A speech at the launch of ERSA’s race, employment and ethnicity report on the government’s action to support more people from ethnic minorities into work.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Youth unemployment down 50% since 2010

    Official figures, released by the Office for National Statistics today, show that youth unemployment has halved since 2010.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Employment Minister addresses employers as part of National Inclusion Week

    Minister of State for Employment Alok Sharma's speech on building on employment success to create a more inclusive workplace.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Unemployment rate falls to 4%, with record low youth unemployment

    The unemployment rate has fallen further this month, to 4%, with a higher proportion of black and minority ethnic (BME) people in work than ever before.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Employment rate at new record high

    Official figures, released by the Office for National Statistics today, report that the overall employment rate is at 75.7%, a new record high.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government