Economics, government & business

The DTI has launched a consultation on how to improve the way employment disputes are resolved, while preserving existing employee...

Chancellor Gordon Brown has announced in the Budget that the headline rate of corporation tax will be cut to 28%...

Less than half of UK organisations are preparing for business disruption, despite fears of upheaval caused by extreme weather conditions...

A loophole in the tax system for building workers could be costing the Treasury £2.5bn a year, construction industry union...

Nursing unions are due to meet with health secretary Patricia Hewitt this week in a bid to avert damaging industrial...

The skills crisis is worsening despite the time and money the government has thrown at it, employers have warned. David...

Predicted moves to cut the high cost of employment tribunals for businesses in tomorrow’s Budget should be met with some...

Employers have again been warned to tighten their diversity practices after it emerged that Microsoft UK stopped using a supplier...

David Frost has never been afraid to tackle the unknown - at work, or on his motorbike.

Cogent, the Sector Skills Council for the chemicals and pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, nuclear, petroleum and polymer industries, has secured...

The number of people working in the NHS fell by 11,000 in the last quarter of 2006, official figures have...

Construction union Ucatt has called on the government to use only direct employed labour for the Olympics rather than subcontractors...

Pay settlements are running at 3.5%, unchanged from the previous quarter, according to pay specialists Industrial Relations Services (IRS). The...

The flurry of post-bonus financial sector employee movement continued in February with the number of job candidates up 22% on...

Up to 3,000 jobs at financial services giant Prudential could be at risk after the insurance giant revealed it needed...