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Help fathers work part-time to boost women’s careers
Fathers should be helped and encouraged to work flexibly to reduce the impact that having children has on women’s careers, a think-tank says today.
Published: | 11 June 2018 |
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“Robot judges” are coming – MPs need to set rules for them
Artificial intelligence systems will soon be able to predict – and decide – the outcomes of trials, raising the possibility of replacing human judges with computers, a new research paper has suggested.
Published: | 08 June 2018 |
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New ‘Queen’s Award for Good Business’ proposed by minister
Companies that share their profits with workers and have a social mission should get a new “Queen’s Award for Enlightened Business Behaviour,” a minister has suggested.
Published: | 10 May 2018 |
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Business leader wants “social value” overhaul of government contracts
Public sector contracts should no longer be given to the lowest bidder but awarded to “social business” companies that agree to share profits with staff and employ local workers, a leading businessman has said.
Published: | 09 May 2018 |
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Disabled Londoners left behind in booming jobs market
Almost 400,000 Londoners with a disability are unemployed and in some boroughs only one in four disabled people is working, new research has revealed.
Published: | 01 May 2018 |
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Warm Home Discount traps low-income households on worse energy deals
The £140 Warm Home Discount introduced to help people in fuel poverty can actually trap some low-income households in bad energy deals and must be overhauled, a new report says.
Published: | 23 April 2018 |
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