Work in a cold climate
‘My Hermes courier has just called to collect at 16:31. His usual daily 80 to 100 deliveries have increased to nearly 200 already. And this is in the countryside, not in a tightly packed urban area. He...
View ArticleCreating good jobs is central to Labour’s mission
Anybody who has seen the council graph of doom will know that, if the current funding cuts continue, in five years’ time councils will be doing nothing but emptying the bins and providing social care...
View ArticleEntrepreneurship: The rope ladder to the future economy
There has been, in the last decade or so, a great shift in the dialogue surrounding entrepreneurship and where it stands in relation to the rest of our society. Social progress and entrepreneurship are...
View ArticleWhy employee engagement is the way ahead
Staying competitive and profitable as the global race powers ahead with new entrants joining daily is the number one survival priority for British businesses and companies, just as providing better...
View ArticleWhy making work pay is key to balancing our books
Today I am leading a debate in parliament – but it is a debate we should have had three weeks ago. On 28 November my Make Work Pay Bill was due to be debated in the House of Commons. It was a bill to...
View ArticleTaking a stand against bogus self-employment
More people in the United Kingdom are classifying themselves as self-employed than at any time since records began, now accounting for over 15 per cent of the workforce. The rising number of...
View ArticleWhy should women be paid less than men for the same job?
Today, I am bringing a ten minute rule bill on equal pay to parliament. The bill asks for implementation of Section 78 of the 2010 Equalities Act, which would place a duty on companies with over 250...
View ArticleDecent Jobs Week guest-edit
At twenty one you’re on top of the scrapheap At sixteen you were top of the class All they taught you at school Was how to be a good worker The system has failed you, don’t fail yourself In 1983 Billy...
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