Business groups warn proposed guaranteed hours rules could reduce hiring and limit opportunities, especially for young workers.

New data raises concerns over workplace performance in May, with many employees admitting they return after heavy drinking still affected by alcohol.

Every major technological wave arrives with the same apocalyptic scenario: this time, human labour will become obsolete and unnecessary.

Sanjay Raja, chief UK economist at Deutsche Bank, warned that underlying conditions remain weak, even as headline figures have held up in the short term.