Economics, government & business

Union condemns LSC for lack of skill in handling job cuts

Businesses want a complete rethink so that training is geared to business needs.

Richard Lambert, former editor of the Financial Times and a member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, has been confirmed as the new CBI director-general

BBC spreads news that new director-general of the CBI is former journalist.

Unions, employee representative groups and business bodies have given a mixed reaction to yesterday's Budget.

The CBI has welcomed individual business-friendly steps in the Budget, but said the package fell short of the boost for UK competitiveness that employers were seeking.

Gordon Brown has delivered his 10th Budget and there was plenty to interest employers.

Refugees and other disadvantaged groups will be explicitly recognised within Jobcentre Plus' jobs target for the first time under new government plans unveiled today

Announcement expected in coming weeks.

The government's main argument for scrapping the right of local government workers to claim full pension benefits at 60 has been called into question by legal experts

The chancellor delivers his 10th Budget tomorrow and employers are expecting no surprises

Campaign to set up new political party holds its first meeting this weekend.

About 1,000 jobs could be lost at a Staffordshire hospital as managers try to reduce debts of £17m.

Lloyds TSB has strongly denied that it will be cutting more than 500 jobs.

Claimant count rises by more than 100,000 in a year.