Job Advice Blog - Good People
Dole not pole. The Government decides….
Recently we heard Employment Minister Chris Grayling say that advertisements for pole dancers were not to be permitted in Job Centres because they involved 'direct sexual stimulation' and applicants were to be discouraged from such exploitation. Open many established newspapers and there...
Back to work
More than half of new mums are returning to work earlier than planned due to financial needs whilst just 22% choose to go back to continue careers. Plus 40% of mums returning to work end up taking pay cuts as they go part-time. For many new parents the loss of one wage to the household...
A welfare system for the 21st Century
Good People received an email invitation earlier in the week from Ian Duncan Smith, the new Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions, to attend a briefing in London yesterday about the new administration's vision for welfare reform. The key points we took...
AWD comes early for Asda's agency workers
Asda has reached agreement with the Unite trade union to pay agency workers in the food industry the same as permanent employees. According to a report in The Times, Unite says that 6,000 workers would win improved pay under the agreement, which cover 29 suppliers. Agency...
New lone parent rules introduced today
New rules introduced today mean that lone parents with children aged 10 and over will start to get help to look for work rather than stay on benefits. Assuming they are able to work they will move onto the lower paid Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) rather than Income Support, where they will have...
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