Sir Gus O'Donnell is to ask business leaders for advice on making job cuts in the civil service

One of the UK's most senior civil servants has called on a group of leading business chiefs to advise the Government on how to make job cuts.

Surrey, North Wales and Strathclyde police forces back forced retirement of staff with 30-plus years' service

Three police forces are to make staff with more than 30 years service retire, in a bid to cut costs.

Workplace health and safety inspections are not carried out often enough and in some cases not at all

Almost half of workplaces in the UK have never been visited by a health and safety inspector, the TUC has revealed.

Unite launches service to gather evidence of bullying at work while protecting respondents' anonymity

Unite is using employee feedback tools in a campaign aiming to halt bullying in the workplace.

Raising state pension age to 66 in 2020 will affect nearly five million

Nearly five million people will be hit by the Government's decision to raise the state pension age to 66 from 2020.

Can David Cameron Rebalance the economy?

David Cameron is talking up manufacturing as a way of rebalancing the economy. But can a manufacturing renaissance really happen and do we have the skills to support it?

TUC recommends increasing the adult national minimum wage to 6.14 per hour

The TUC has argued that the Low Pay Commission should recommend raising the adult national minimum wage (NMW) next year by 21p to 6.14 an hour.

Could fattism become a protected characteristic under discrimination legislation?

Perhaps it is a transport thing, but just as the Fat Controller and Thomas the Tank Engine go hand in hand, so it appears in some cases do overweight drivers and buses. In 2009, Stage Coach Cumbria...

EU proposes 20-week full maternity pay for new mothers

THE EU parliament has voted in favour of a number of measures designed to strengthen maternity protection.

Comprehensive Spending Review: 490,000 public-sector jobs likely to go

The chancellor has confirmed 490,000 public-sector jobs will be lost over the next four years.

Government will not review Agency Workers Directive

The Government has announced it will not review the Agency Workers Directive (AWD) due to come into effect in October 2011.

Private sector unlikely to suffer a strike-fuelled winter of discontent

A widespread extension of industrial action across the private sector in response to the Government's Comprehensive Spending Review is unlikely to materialise, claim legal experts.