Economics, government & business

Bupa Hospitals has backed the government’s bid to get long-term incapacity benefit claimants back to work. The business has recruited...

All government departments will see their administration budgets cut from 2008 onwards, Stephen Timms, chief secretary to the Treasury, has...

The number of unemployed people in the UK has reached its highest level in six years, hitting 1.7million in the...

Civil servants ran up a £56m bill on hotels and meals last year, official figures have revealed.
Tory MP Grant...

The TUC is today heading for Poland to encourage thousands of workers attending a jobs fair to find out about...

Scottish employment growth is slowing, partly due to a lack of suitable candidates for jobs, research has revealed.
While recruitment...

European society is pushing people into unstable work conditions as part of its quest for labour market flexibility, according to...

Fashion house Burberry is planning to close its clothing plant in Rhondda, Wales, with the loss of 300 jobs, despite...

Spending on HR consultancy services for a new rural watchdog has breached the government’s budget by more than £63,000.
Natural England...

Controversial moves to impose new terms and conditions on Nestlé Rowntree workers have been suspended by the company.
The decision,...

Lone parents will get an extra £20 a week on top of their benefits if they take active steps towards...

The rising number of migrant workers in the UK is allowing the domestic workforce to move into better-paid white-collar jobs,...

European countries combined have a knowledge economy as big as the US, but a failure to invest in learning has...

Car manufacturer Peugeot plans to close its Ryton plant in January 2007, six months earlier than anticipated.
The company announced...

The government has today unveiled the ‘assisted’ areas where businesses can apply for regional aid for the next seven years.It...