The drive to improve workplace safety will be hit by potential job losses at the Health and Safety Executive, the Prospect union has warned.
Job creation and losses
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Indian call centre company sets up operation in UK.
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Unions threaten industrial action over proposals to cut jobs at NHS Direct
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryNHS Direct call centre cutbacks likely to provoke union action.
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Almost 30,000 jobs were created across the UK's 21 key industries in July, according to a survey by recruitment company Adecco.
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AOL internet company is looking to cut 5,000 jobs over the next six months in a bid to boost profits.
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Administrators called in at struggling electrical retailer.
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Jobs slowdown could lead to tough winter for IT specialists.
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Accountancy jobs market look buoyant as firms predict year of recruitment activity.
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RMT agrees to suspend Central Trains strike.
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Cumbrian Newspapers faces walkout over threat to axe final salary pension scheme
by dan thomasby dan thomasNorth West newspaper group is latest in long list of final salary scheme deserters.
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The CSA is to be replaced with a smaller body as part of a radical reform of the child maintenance system
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A government-backed initiative, under which people sell their labour by the hour, could save the taxpayer up to £400m a year and keep workers out of the black economy, experts have predicted.
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Chancellor Gordon Brown piles pressure on Civil Service with further long-term efficiency savings targets
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryCivil Service faces years of cost cutting.
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England's NHS trust are urged by the National Audit Office to get a grip on recruitment and staffing to reduce their dependence on temporary staff
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M&S announces recruitment drive after another set of positive sales figures
by dan thomasby dan thomas£38m stores acquisition prompts jobs drive at M&S.