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Cameron urged to act over refugees or risk UK being ‘pariah state’

Bangla Mirro Desk : David Cameron must allow more refugees into the country or Britain risks becoming a pariah state that will be ashamed of its inaction in Europe’s migration crisis, his opponents have said. Their comments came as s hocking photographs of a dead Syrian child washed up on a beach were published by the Independent. Earlier, Mr Cameron ...

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‘National living wage’ dodgers face higher penalties

Bangla Mirror Desk : Employers who fail to pay the new “national living wage” face increased fines under a crackdown on non-compliance announced by David Cameron. The prime minister said the new pay policy would only work if it were “properly enforced” and that the government would be funding a new unit at HM Revenue & Customs to crack down ...

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Zero-hours contracts rising alarmingly

Bangla Mirror Desk : THE number of workers on zero-hours contracts has increased by almost a fifth to 744,000, new figures show. People on a zero-hours contract in their main job represented 2.4% of all those in employment in April-June, compared with the same period a year ago, the Office for National Statistics said. The new figure will fuel fresh ...

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Disused spaces in Whitechapel to be transformed for businesses

Ambitious plans have been launched today by Tower Hamlets Council to open up empty or underused space in Whitechapel. The council’s Enterprising Whitechapel intiative will identify currently empty or underused buildings in Whitechapel and bring them back to productive use by providing workspace for small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs). This is part of the Whitechapel Vision regeneration project. Support ...

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