Companies Offered £3,000 to Hire Unemployed Under-24s

Applications for jobless benefits fall to 205,000 as layoffs remain historically low

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining in the same range of recent years despite a broadly tepid labor market

Greater Manchester businesses who didn't pay staff the minimum wage named

27 employers have now been named and shamed, and made to repay thousands to their staff

Thousands of people to get pay boost at 389 companies

The Government has published a full list of places that need to hand over more more to their staff

Unemployment rises slightly in Scotland according to latest statistics

There were 109,000 people aged 16 and over out of work in Scotland

Merseyside companies handed penalties for illegally underpaying workers

Businesses across sectors including social care, sports and retail, were among those failing to comply with minimum wage laws

Unemployment remains at highest rate in nearly five years

UK unemployment has remained at the highest rate in nearly five years, new official figures show.