The Royal Mail has announced 1,600 workers are to lose their jobs in cost-saving measures. Talks with its unions, Unite and the Communication Workers Union (CWU), start today.

The chancellor's announcement that everyone with defined contribution (DC) pension schemes will receive face-to-face advice by 2015 will be difficult to deliver on time, according to independent...

Male employees are being put off from taking advantage of shared parental leave schemes due to the attitudes of their employers, research claims.

Pay for contractors in the South East and other big financial centres of the UK is significantly higher than the UK average.

Workforces with up to four generations are an opportunity for innovation, but most companies are ill-prepared to harness it, according to a report released today.

An organisation that deals with mental health issues says that it is "shocking but not surprising" that mental illness is still such a problem in UK workplaces.

The National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) is urging employers to run traineeship schemes, designed to help get underprivileged or under-qualified people of school leaver age or slightly above ready...

Changes to the pension rules, specifically removing the need for annuities, mean that people who have 'lifestyle' choice pensions may have to rethink their savings plans, according to experts.

Parents on low incomes may benefit more financially from staying in their employer childcare voucher schemes than switching to the Government's proposed self-administered scheme.

Several business groups have responded positively to yesterday’s budget, with the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) saying it will “put wind in the sails” of British investment.

Employers should share whistleblowing data in their annual reports to allow benchmarking, according to Public Concern at Work CEO Cathy James.

George Osborne has pledged more support for the manufacturing sector today, promising to help businesses save £7 billion in reduced energy costs.