Uk Unemployment

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  UK Minister Wants To Give Obese People Weight-Loss Injections To Get Them Back To Work

  Health Secretary Wes Streeting believes these medications could be "life-changing" for individuals struggling with obesity.

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  Opinion | Crime, Poverty, Fear: Great Britain Is Not So Great Anymore

  Brexit and then the Covid-19 pandemic led to an upswing in unemployment and pushed scores of communities in the UK below the poverty line.

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  Inflation Weighs On Economy As Unemployment Goes Up In UK

  UK unemployment rose back to four percent in the three months to the end of May, official data showed Tuesday, as the economy struggles with stubbornly-high inflation.

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  Amazon Still Seems Hell Bent on Turning Workers Into Robots - Here’s a Better Way Forward

  Amazon has seen hundreds of workers strike at its Coventry warehouse in the UK, as employees push back against long hours and a surveillance system that records the time taken to do each task, as well as going to the toilet. Here's how Amazon can improve work quality without turning its workers into robots.

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  Infosys Co-Founder NR Narayana Murthy Says Technology Does Not Render People Unemployed

  The renowned IT Industrialist noted that technology provides an opportunity for people to move from drudgery to tasks that require more human touch.

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  UK Unemployment Rate Hits Lowest Level Since 1975

  Britain's unemployment rate has struck a new 42-year low, official data showed on Wednesday, as the uncertainty of Brexit boosts temporary hirings.

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  Indians In UK Most Educated Among Minorities: Report

  The Indian-origin population in the UK tends to be more educated and less unemployed when compared to other ethnic minorities, according to a new report released today, even as it warned that Britain must tackle the problem of an "entrenched" race divide in the country.

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  British Unemployment Steadies Ahead Of Brexit Vote

  Britain's unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.9 percent in the three months to June, official data showed today, but isexpected to rise in the coming months owing to Brexit.

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  Hijab-Wearing Muslim Women Face Discrimination In UK: Report

  Muslim women in Britain who wear headscarves are routinely being passed over for jobs or being side-lined in the workplace, with 71 per cent of the women from the community more likely to be unemployed than white Christian women, a new report by British MPs warned today.

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  US Jobs Data To Draw Bruising, Volatile Week To Close

  Stocks struggled for direction on Friday and U.S. Treasury yields remained anchored close to this week's record low, marking their longest run of consecutive weekly declines in four years ahead of the latest U.S. unemployment report.

• British PM says new migrants should not expect a home on arrival

  In a bid to cut down on immigration, British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday announced a string of tough measures to over-turn the country's "soft touch" image, restricting new immigrants' rights to unemployment, health benefits and a "home on arrival".

• Britain may have to admit 12,000 Indian workers: Report

  Brussels has drawn up a plan that could force Britain to admit 12,000 workers from India despite soaring unemployment at home, the Daily Mail reported.

• UK's unemployment at highest level for 17 years

  Britain's unemployment rate hit its highest level for 17 years Wednesday as data shows 2.64 million unemployed

• UK inflation falls to 4.8% in November, 2nd straight drop

  A fall in inflation will provide limited relief to households from low growth and rising unemployment.

• UK unemployment rate dips to 7.8%

  UK's unemployment rate slipped to 7.8 per cent in the three months leading to May, and the number of unemployed people declined to 2.47 million during the same period. One of the worst hit by the global financial meltdown, Britain's labour market is yet to completely recover. It had seen thousands of job losses in the 2008-09 period. "...