The gender pay gap is not closing, and lack of Government action is to blame, the Women and Work Commission has found.

The Government is considering holding a bank holiday in remembrance of employees who died at work.

The Working Time Directive should be suspended in light of the swine flu pandemic, according to a legal expert.

Reports that temporary workers are systematically exploited and underpaid is 'wide off the mark', according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.

The health secretary Andy Burnham must introduce measures to ease the pressure on small businesses as a result of the swine flu pandemic, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

Private insurance companies could pay out benefits such as unemployment and sickness instead of the Government, according to a report into the industry.

The economic downturn has led to a 22% rise in unfair dismissal claims.

One in five businesses is unaware of the Government's suggestions for reducing illness and disability in the workplace.

A Treasury Select Committee has been assigned to investigate pay inequalities and sexism among female workers in the financial sector.

A swine flu pandemic could lead contracts to be "meaningless", a legal expert has said.

Employers have been warned they could face legal action if they let staff know of their dismissal in writing - because staff can claim they did not know their contract had ended.

The Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has faced criticism for rehiring seven senior staff on consultancy contracts just months after they took voluntary redundancy packages.