Yvette Cooper launches new counter-terrorism strategy to tackle extremism following disorder Home secretary Yvette Cooper has pledged to crack down on people “pushing harmful and hateful beliefs” and “kickstart” a new approach to clamp down on extremism following the riots that erupted across the UK earlier this month. The Home Office commissioned a “rapid sprint”...
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Workers get right to flexible working from their first day
Workers will be automatically entitled to flexible hours from the first day in their job under a major overhaul of employment rights unveiled in the King’s Speech. Existing rights to request family-friendly hours, which put the onus on the employee to ask for them, will be changed to a presumption for all workers to have...
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Labour sets out back-to-work plan for disabled, young and those with ill-health
Mayors and local leaders will lead a new health and skills drive to crack down on rising numbers of people out of work. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall will today warn rising economic inactivity is “holding Britain back” and will say tackling the causes is a top priority for the new government. Councils and...