Unison's 300,000 members have voted to strike over a continuing pay dispute. It is the first time in more than three decades NHS workers have decided to strike over pay.

Acas has released guidance for employers to support members of staff affected by bereavement.

Unite is opening a ballot on strike action today, following widespread anger over pay in the NHS.

Pay rises are twice as high for employees in the private sector than in the public, according to research by reward specialists XpertHR.

Government reforms to welfare and benefits hit working families harder than those out of work, according to research by TUC.

The government is ignoring the fact that employees on a low income will not earn enough to live comfortably in retirement, according to TUC general-secretary Frances O'Grady.

Bruce Carr, the QC leading the Carr Review into the conduct of unions, has revealed he will not be making any recommendations about changes to the law.

Whistleblowing staff are being failed by their employers and are often treated "shockingly", according to a statement released by the Commons Public Accounts Committee.

Employees from the Passport Office are set to go on strike later today in a dispute over pay and staffing levels.

The number of days lost through labour disputes reached 443,600 in 2013, up 79% from 248,800 in 2012, according to a report by the Office of National Statistics (ONS).

About a million public sectors workers are expected to strike today in a series of disputes with the Government over pay, pensions and further cuts.

Business secretary Vince Cable has announced that the Government is to outlaw the use of exclusivity in zero-hours contracts, but has resisted calls to ban them completely.