Economics, government & business

The leader of the Conservative Party has joined the growing clamour for changes to tax laws.

Manufacturers are still giving low pay rises to staff as they continue to feel the pressure from the rise in the cost of energy and raw materials.

Jobs reprieve for TVR workforce as Russian owner confirms commitment to continued production.

National Minimum Wage rates await approval of MPs.

Qualification to help managers motivate low-paid teams.

The number of people out of work has reached its highest level since September 2002 but the number of people in employment is the highest on record.

The government has announced a £20m initiative to train more women to work in construction in the run-up up to the 2012 Olympics.

G7 nations lag behind UK on unemployment and economic activity.

The Learning and Skills Council's (LSC) 400m Train to Gain programme will be rolled out across England on 1 August - four months after it became available in selected regions

Investors in People and Unionlearn, the TUC’s workplace learning arm, have signed an agreement to work together to promote learning and skills at work.

Midlands-based MPs are putting pressure on Peugeot to consider alternative plans to keep the car maker’s Ryton factory open.

McDonald’s is planning to launch a series of training schemes aimed at improving the basic skills of its employees who left school with few or no qualifications.

Dozens of Staffordshire nurses could relocate to Australia due to NHS job cuts

Most senior senior civil servants think government departments are no good at performance management and change management