New employment minister Diana Johnson told a panel on ‘Getting Britain Working’ at Labour Conference that the government has no target date for the achievement of its manifesto promise to reach an employment rate of 80%. There is not even an ambition…
Jacqui Smith’s role overseeing skills in both DWP and DFE was touted by Johnson as an indicator of how well Labour is doing on its target. No policy needed…
Obvious concerns were raised that the cost of low-paid employment has been fundamentally damaged by the NICs raid. Panel member Kate Bell, Assistant General Secretary of the TUC, boasted that she was advising the government and that there are “questions” about how the National Insurance system is “subsidising” the part-time hospitality sector. These people are on a different planet…