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MONEY

Low earners 'need Government help'

The Government has been urged to do more to help low earners who lose their jobs get back into work.


MONEY

Financial worries 'affecting work'

Eight out of 10 people admit they feel anxious about their finances, with many saying their worries affect their performance at work, a survey has shown.


INDUSTRY

Jobs lost in telecoms and finance

Hopes of a recovery from recession suffered a double blow with news of 5,700 job losses in the telecoms and finance sectors sending shockwaves through communities hit by the cuts.


MONEY

Consumer confidence remains static

Consumer confidence remained unchanged during October as Britons fretted about rising unemployment in the coming months, research has shown.


CITY

1,700 HSBC jobs set to be axed

The jobs cull in the banking sector continued when HSBC said it would cut around 1,700 posts from its UK workforce.


INDUSTRY

Children living in poverty on rise

The number of children in families living on benefits has increased by 170,000 over the past year, with child poverty growing in affluent as well as traditionally hard hit areas, according to a new report.


INDUSTRY

Unions seek rise in minimum wage

Union leaders will step up their campaign for the minimum wage to increase to £6 an hour, arguing the rise would be "sensible and affordable."


POLITICS

Benefits reforms 'family friendly'

Welfare reforms forcing single parents to look for work or risk losing benefits are "family friendly", Work and Pensions Secretary Yvette Cooper said.


INDUSTRY

'Half not taking paternity leave'

Almost half of men are failing to take up their right to two weeks paternity leave after the birth of their children, mainly because they cannot afford to, new research has revealed.


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