Government Urged to Close Unpaid-work Loophole as Sainsbury’s Launches 10,000 Work Experience Placements
Ministers have been warned that stronger rules and enforcement are needed to prevent genuine placements from drifting into unpaid work.
Ministers have been warned that stronger rules and enforcement are needed to prevent genuine placements from drifting into unpaid work.
The interim Timms Review says Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is widely valued by disabled people but is failing to reflect modern health, disability and work, with charities calling for reform built on dignity, trust and lived experience.
Writing exclusively for Politics UK, Work & Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden argues that tackling youth unemployment is not just a welfare challenge, but an economic growth mission that depends on government and employers opening real routes into work.
AI won’t replace human skills – the real challenge is building an education system that makes them more valuable than ever.
From low carbon construction to digital careers, leaders across the North West are calling for a new skills settlement – one that treats people as economic infrastructure and turns collaboration into delivery.
Free AI skills training will be opened to every adult via Skills England’s AI Skills Hub, as the Government and industry warn that basic AI skills are becoming essential for work, productivity and economic growth.
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care offers a progress report on the NHS 10 Year Health Plan for England and sets out his vision to reduce waiting lists before the next General Election.
Budget 2025 Briefing: Chancellor Rachel Reeves sets out plans to deliver almost £5bn in savings by 2031 through workforce reductions and a greater use of AI. Reeves’ opening gambit saw her inform MPs that public funds should not be directed towards “waste and inefficiency.”
CEO of The European Movement Nick Harvey explains why the Government’s “new honesty about the economic damage of leaving the EU” is long “overdue”; and why they must “be bolder” still.
Ask someone what Birmingham leads the world in, and “government” is unlikely to top the list. Yet unlike the six other councils that have gone
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Jeremy Hunt recently sat down with UKAI CEO Tim Flagg to discuss his new book ‘Can We Be Great Again?: Why a Dangerous World Needs Britain’. Their conversation also covered themes such as political pessimism, technology and Great Britain’s status as a global superpower. Hunt emphasised his belief in the fact that national greatness lies in the ability to adapt, innovate, and lead.
On Thursday 11th September, Chamber Group, Curia and UKAI heard from Aphra Brandreth MP, Councillor Judish Derbyshire, Laura Randall, the head of Business Development at NOCN Group, and Chamber UK’s Ben Howlett at the ‘Get Britain Growing’ North West Conference. During their panel discussion, the speakers explored Liverpool’s role in driving regional and national economic growth, and its symbiotic relationship with AI and technology.
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