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Ministers will be concerned about employment trends dipping even before the bulk of the spending review measures hit
Unemployment creeps up to 2.5m

By Peter Wozniak Joblessness went up by 35,000 in the three months to October, raising concern about the readiness of the market for public sector cuts. The figures released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) cast doubt on the government’s claims that private sector job creation will spark into life despite the impact of… Read more »

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The parliament's plans for 20 weeks maternity leave at full pay defeated
EU pregnancy law scuppered

By politics.co.uk staff MEPs’ plans to extend minimum maternity leave at full pay to 20 weeks have been defeated by ministers. Intense lobbying by employment minister Ed Davey among his European colleagues appears to have paid off for the government, which vigorously opposed the proposals. Initial plans from the European Commission to extend paid maternity… Read more »