Economics, government & business

The headline rate of pay increases has fallen below 3% for the first time since March 2003

Telecoms group Cable & Wireless will be cutting up to 3,000 jobs in the UK over the next five years.

Q What is the Equality Act 2006 about?A The Equality Act, which received Royal Assent on 16 February 2006, has...

Short takes on the week's news: retiring at 65; US productivity winner; celebrity chef loses tribunal

When former state-owned technology firm Qinetiq went public earlier this month, its debut on the stock market raised £620m

The employment rate for lone parents rose slightly to 55.5% last autumn, up from 0.1% the previous year and up 5.3% from five years earlier, the ONS Labour Force Survey showed

Retail union Usdaw has called an urgent meeting with Somerfield to discuss the staff implications of the supermarket chain's plans to sell convenience store chain Kwik Save.

The Women and Work Commission will finally unveil its long-awaited recommendations on closing the gender pay gap alongside Tony Blair and Gordon Brown at Downing Street later today

The UK's productivity performance continues to be lower than that of France and the US, official figures reveal.

Half of UK employers are ready to take on more older workers to meet the growing skills shortage but most employees will not work beyond the age of 65.

Bank's outsourcing plans could lead to back-room job losses at London offices.

The blame for women being paid less than men lies on the shoulders of both employers and unions, according to the head of the Women at Work Commission

Two-thirds of UK employers experienced recruitment difficulties due to skills shortages last year and nearly half were pessimistic about the prospects for 2006, according to the latest quarterly Recruitment Confidence Index (RCI).

Ofsted warns that business professionals are receiving poor training when they switch to teaching careers.

Sir Alan Sugar attacks use of 'feminine' attribute as way to get on in business.