Workers are more likely to take the bus to work rather than drive because of the credit crunch.

Pay rises for skilled, mid-level support and technical staff are highest in the IT sector because of skills shortages.

Young people want a single National Minimum Wage to be a top priority for the Government over the next year.

Over one million working hours are lost every year by business owners and managers running out of time to make travel preparations.

Companies are being urged to vaccinate staff against flu to avoid large-scale sickness absence this winter.

Harrods staff have become the latest group of workers to consider strike action.

Non-executive directors received lower pay rises (15.6%) last year than in previous years. The increase for chairmen was 25%.

Pensions experts have warned employers there are pitfalls in seeking to reduce risk in their pension schemes.

UKValuation has launched online total reward statements to help staff understand their total pay and benefits.

More than half of all professionals in the finance sector do not use their annual leave allowance.

One thousand London Underground maintenance workers are to stage two 72-hour strikes over pay and working conditions while an additional 700 cleaners on the tube are to strike for higher wages.

Up to 100,000 local government staff in Scotland are to strike in protest of below-inflation pay rises.