Economics, government & business

Gordon Brown’s final Budget was “lacklustre” and contained little to interest the HR community, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and...

A new Department for Infrastructure should be created by the next prime minister to promote economic growth, employers’ groups have...

Standard Life finance firm is losing up to 1,000 jobs in Scotland after announcing plans to save up to £100m...

Lord Adair Turner has been appointed the new chair of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). The ESRC is...

Burberry’s factory in South Wales is set to close next Friday (30 March) with the loss of 300 jobs despite...

A jump in inflation revealed this week will put further pressure on employers to raise wages, according to the Chartered ...

BP has “strongly disagreed” with the findings of the US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) that it has an institutionalised culture...

More than one-third of workers ‘live’ for payday and do not set aside any money for savings, according to a...

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...