editorial the meaning of the dole : archive, 12...
12 December 1923: Our scheme of national insurance is helping us through a very ghastly time. It...
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cut the working week to a maximum of 20 hours,...
Job sharing and increased leisure are the answer to rising unemployment,claims thinktankBritain is...
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the guardian view on the polish and portuguese...
The future of young people was the central issue in recent European electionsIt is tempting to...
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why the work programme didn t get sarah a job |...
The government’s flagship welfare-to-work programme institutionalises bullying,interrupted only by...
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a civilised society supports people in need, but...
Simon’s anecdote is a tale of 21st-century Britain. He worked,he cared for his mother, he played...
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missing pay rises: the ever deepening economics...
Economics is gripped by its own mystery drama: why are central banks setting interest rates on the...
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as a jobcentre adviser, i got brownie points for...
Former jobcentre adviser Angela Neville has written a play to expose the harsh reality of the...
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unpaid community warden scheme triggers north...
Protesters convene in Finsbury Park, where ‘wardens’ on six-month placements work 30-hour weeks...
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bame graduates 2.5 times more likely to be jobless...
TUC analysis puts unemployment rate for BAME workers with degrees at 5.9% compared with 2.3% for...
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jarrow marchers return home: archive, 6 november...
6 November 1936: Protesters got a far from welcoming reception as they handed over their petitionThe...
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the forgotten unemployed: 300,000 jobless britons...
Study finds many people are not claiming support they are entitled to and warns some are keep off by...
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ilo reports dramatic global drop in number of...
A better educated workforce is also among the welcome findings in the International Labour...
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dwp orders man to work without pay for company...
John McArthur is sanctioned by jobcentre after refusing forced labour’ at firm where he was...
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issues with face recognition software used to...
The facial recognition program used by 22 U.S. states to reduce unemployment fraud has been failing...
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