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Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
1 week agoEx-presidential candidate Andrew Yang says it's time to 'stop taxing labor' and make AI foot the bill instead | Fortune
Individual income taxes generate $2.6 trillion annually for the U.S. government, but some leaders propose replacing labor taxes with AI taxes to protect employment.
Women
fromBusiness Matters
2 weeks agoGovernment launches gender pay gap and menopause action plans ahead of International Women's Day 2026
The Government introduced voluntary gender pay gap and menopause action plans for employers with over 250 staff, starting April, to improve women's workplace equality and economic participation.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks agoMore exploitation, fewer rights': Argentina braces for sweeping overhaul of labor laws
Argentina's senate prepares to approve labour law reforms that weaken unions, extend working hours to 12, cut severance pay, and allow direct employer-employee negotiations, despite concerns about rising informal employment and job losses.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months agoThey can open doors': the community-based project helping people into work in Teesside
who found work as a full-time security guard thanks to Stockton-on-Tees's JobsPlus project. The 47-year-old father has since become a community champion, encouraging his neighbours to enrol. It got to the point where even my little boy was coming home and saying, my friend's mam and dad are looking for work', he grins. They [the project] have a lot of contacts, they can open doors into places.
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UK politics
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
3 months agoLabour's 'cack-handed' policies leads to 'predictable deterioration' - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
UK unemployment has risen to 5.1%, highest in a decade, hitting young people hardest and reflecting private-sector job losses and risky government employment policies.
UK politics
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
3 months agoReeves could give those on Benefits that don't work a pay rise at taxpayers expense - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
Five million non-working benefit claimants will receive higher payments, raising welfare spending by roughly £15–20 billion and increasing costs for taxpayers.
UK politics
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
4 months agoLet employers keep income tax in scheme to cut jobless rate, expert says - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
A back-to-work scheme would have agencies fund employment costs and retain participants' income tax for a decade, incentivizing sustained work and saving government welfare spending.
fromMoneywise
5 months agoSome employers are giving RTO workers the option to take a severance package instead - but there's a major catch. Would you take it anyway?
How a universal severance package works Earlier in September, NBCUniversal notified its U.S. and U.K. employees that come 2026, they must return to the office four days a week - with the option to work remotely on Friday [3]. NBCUniversal employees who don't want to return to the office can take a flat-rate severance package of eight weeks' salary and three months' healthcare coverage.
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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
7 months agoRelax the Apprenticeship Levy scheme to help young people get into work - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
Relaxing the Apprenticeship Levy scheme is necessary to encourage businesses to offer apprenticeships and support young people entering the job market.
fromBusiness Matters
7 months agoRayner defends plan to raise 18-year-old minimum wage despite business backlash
"We understand the Government's objective of fair pay, but you can only have fair pay if you have a job that actually pays," Nicholls said. "Now is not the time to make big jumps in employment costs."
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