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

Around three in five (61%) UK employees expect to work beyond the traditional retirement age of 65, according to a survey by Canada Life Group Insurance.

Hewitt Associates is to merge with Aon Consulting to be known as Aon Hewitt.

The Liberal Democrats have pledged in their manifesto to extend shared parental leave and free childcare for working families.

The Cabinet Office has announced plans to remove the mandatory retirement age across the Civil Service.