On average, the difference between men and women's hourly earnings across the EU is 16%, rising to 19% in the UK, according to the latest figures published by the EU commission.

Good manners, a very polite person once said, cost nothing. And as the UK continues to tiptoe precariously between growth and recession, it’s a truth that many organisations should be bearing in mind,...

The coalition is in “real danger of taking a wrong turn” on health and safety, according to the shadow minister of state for employment, Stephen Timms.

UK councils are paying 28,754 employees more than £50,000 a year, costing taxpayers £1.9 billion in 2011/12, according to a report by the campaigning group the TaxPayers' Alliance.

Women in their 50s earn nearly a fifth less money than men of the same age, in the widest gender pay gap of any age group, according to a TUC analysis published today.

Just as we get through one legislative minefield, another comes into view to cause pain, workload and – worst of all – unnecessary cost. That’s how many of us will see Auto-Enrolment (AE). But what...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) plans to recover up to £40 million from employers who are breaking health and safety laws.

More than half of employees (54%) regularly work through their lunch breaks in the office, research from the BBC has revealed.

The NHS must make more progress in better managing its consultants, the National Audit Office (NAO) has announced.

The majority of supply teachers (70%) are expecting better pay over the next 12 months, up from 64% in 2012, according to a report from employment provider Giant.

Recognition is a strategy that we all use to feel competent - to feel good enough.

Employee bonuses at Lloyds banking group will be the "lowest of any bank", according to its chairman, Sir Winfried Bischoff.