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‘Fast tracking asylum seekers into work to fill labour shortages requires a differentiated approach’
Asylum seekers from a “green list” of countries such as Afghanistan and Syria should get the right to work in the UK as soon they make their claim, a think-tank proposes today.
| Published: | 24 July 2023 |
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‘Hire business leaders to run Department of Health’
Senior business executives should be appointed to run the Department of Health and Social Care and radically reshape the NHS, with more local decision-making and fewer big hospitals, a former health minister says today.
| Published: | 16 July 2023 |
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One in five U.K. employers has hired a Ukrainian, report reveals
One in five British employers has hired a Ukrainian refugee and significant numbers have taken on Hong Kong British nationals or resettled refugees, new research reveals.
| Published: | 25 June 2023 |
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‘Mutuals can meet public demand for responsible business’
Mutuals – companies owned by their customers and staff – can meet growing public demand for business to do more for society and the environment, a new report shows today.
| Published: | 22 June 2023 |
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New opportunity – Deputy Research Director
The SMF is seeking a Deputy Research Director. The appointee will support Aveek Bhattacharya, our Research Director, in managing and conducting our research projects. They will also be given the chance to develop their own policy interests and profile.
| Published: | 09 June 2023 |
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Public sector workers in London more likely to be in poverty than in other parts of the UK
Nearly 140,000 Londoners that live in a household relying on a public sector wage are in poverty, a think-tank says today.
| Published: | 07 June 2023 |
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