The Royal Mail, in an agreement with unions Unite and the Communication Workers Union (CWU), has called in independent mediators The TCM Group to resolve disputes among its 150,000 staff.

Post office workers have agreed a deal with their employer that will increase pay and job security and safeguard pensions.

Trade unions co-ordinating a strike in the London Underground have called for recognition of the damage cuts to the service will impose on workers’ employment conditions.

Tougher sentences for members of the public who assault staff in the workplace should be introduced by the Government, a trade union has demanded.

The HR director held hostage for two days at a Goodyear plant in Northern France was released last night after police intervened.

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The world's largest maker of PCs, Hewlett-Packard (HP), has announced it will cut more than 1,124 UK jobs in 2014.

University staff in the UK are to stage a one-day strike today in a row over pay.

The Unite official at the centre of the Grangemouth dispute last night resigned with immediate effect, the union has confirmed.

Union leaders are today meeting senior managers of Grangemouth oil refinery in Scotland to try to save the plant.

About half of the 1,350-strong workforce at the Grangemouth oil refinery in Scotland have rejected proposed changes to contracts by the plant's owner, Ineos.

Employees at Grangemouth oil refinery in Scotland have until 6pm tonight to agree to a strike deal or face plant closure.