Charting the global economy: Oil storms higher on war escalationIran's escalating attacks on Arab Gulf states, including oil facilities in Kuwait and gas processing in Abu Dhabi, have sent oil prices soa...
05 Apr, 2026, 10.37 AM IST
UK unemployment touches five-year highUK unemployment has reached its highest point since the pandemic. Wage growth has also slowed down. This weakening labor market is leading ...
18 Feb, 2026, 12.50 AM IST
UK university graduates find degrees don’t pay like they once didThe long-held promise of higher earnings for UK graduates has significantly eroded, with the pay premium over minimum wage halved since 200...
19 Nov, 2025, 12.36 PM IST
UK firms report biggest drop in employment since 2021 in BoE surveyA Bank of England survey reveals British businesses have significantly reduced employment, marking the largest drop in nearly four years. W...
04 Sep, 2025, 06.01 PM IST
London suffers most job losses after tax hikesLondon is disproportionately affected by the UK's job slowdown, with nearly a quarter of national job losses occurring in the capital since...
16 Aug, 2025, 12.24 AM IST
UK job market slowdown raises concerns for international studentsJob prospects in the United Kingdom are becoming tough for foreign students. Unemployment is up, and many companies are not hiring. Fewer j...
11 Jun, 2025, 05.58 PM IST
UK unemployment, wages growth drop: official dataBritain's unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 4.2% in the second quarter, while wage growth slowed to 5.4%, the lowest in nearly two yea...
13 Aug, 2024, 12.54 PM IST
UK unemployment rises as wage growth easesThe UK unemployment rate rose to 4.2 percent in the three months to the end of February, up from 3.9 percent in the three months to January...
16 Apr, 2024, 01.41 PM IST
Sterling climbs to highest since August with Fed, ECB cuts weighingSterling rose on Friday against a weakening euro and dollar after signs that the European Central Bank (ECB) and the U.S. Federal Reserve m...
08 Mar, 2024, 07.03 PM IST
UK may be planning to hike minimum-wage requirement for foreign workersCurrently, workers outside shortage occupations require a minimum salary of £26,200 to take up jobs in the UK—a figure notably below the me...
21 Nov, 2023, 05.04 PM IST
UK unemployment at historic low but inflation hits wagesThe unemployment rate was stable at 3.7 percent in the three months to the end of January compared with the three months to the end of Dece...
14 Mar, 2023, 02.56 PM IST
UK unemployment falls, remains close to 50-year lowThe unemployment rate fell to 3.6 percent in the three months to the end of July, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement.
13 Sep, 2022, 12.37 PM IST
Soaring food prices hit UK shoppersSome 22,000 products offered by Britain's four biggest grocers became costlier since last June, data from retail research firm Assosia show...
02 Jul, 2022, 10.48 PM IST
UK unemployment edges higher as inflation slams wagesUnemployment rose to 3.8 percent in the three months to the end of April, remaining close to a 50-year low, the Office for National Statist...
14 Jun, 2022, 02.24 PM IST
Why India Inc should disclose gender pay gapIt is pertinent for India, with its poor female participation of 24 per cent in the overall labour force.
11 Apr, 2019, 06.28 PM IST
Indians in UK earn higher than Pakistanis: ReportMigration Watch UK said today that Indians "exhibit strong economic characteristics - they have high rates of employment at good wages and ...
21 Jul, 2015, 09.01 PM IST
- TechM in a spot for replacing BT’s British workers
Tech Mahindra, which counts Britain’s biggest phone firm BT as its top customer, is currently facing a backlash in the UK for allegedly rep...
09 Jun, 2009, 12.34 AM IST