Unemployment
Responding to today’s publication by the GMC of its report in to doctors who have died while under investigation or during a period of monitoring, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said that lessons must be learned, and improvements made. The report reveals that between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2020, of the 29 doctors who sadly… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) will not accept “rewarding failure” in the upcoming review of firearms licensing fees in England, Scotland and Wales. The review has been launched by the Home Office. A Fees Working Group, which includes representatives from BASC and the British Shooting Sports Council, has been set up. Its… Read more »
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Companies bidding for government contracts would have to prove their commitment to a diverse workforce under new proposals to tackle unemployment among ethnic minorities. The plans, put forward by a committee including seven government ministers, are being piloted in three sectors with a view to rolling them out across the country at a later date…. Read more »
Unemployment has reached a six-year high, new figures show, with the number of people looking for work rising by 224,000 over the past year to 1.65 million. The number of people claiming Jobseekers’ allowance has also continued to rise – it now stands at just under one million people, up 5,900 since last month and… Read more »
