employment Articles

The coalition government’s own domestic research paints a damming picture of the performance of apprenticeships in England since 2010. The hard facts confirm what many independent experts have been saying for some time, much of the hype around England’s apprenticeship...

Today’s zero-hours debate offers a unique give thousands of low-paid workers more security. Today members of parliament have the chance to resume the second reading of Ian Mearns’ private members' bill on zero-hours contracts. The timing of this bill could not be more...

I began Business Questions this week by responding to yesterday’s top line figures on jobs. Whilst we welcome any fall in unemployment, for millions of families up and down this country there is a grim reality lurking beneath the headlines. More and more people are...

Labour must shift the centre-ground once again In 2007 I debated in favour of the statement: ‘No feminist should vote Conservative’; I was arguing against the author and now former Conservative member of parliament Louise Mensch, still a parliamentary candidate then....