Britain's Zero-Hours Contracts: Temporary Jobs Behind Half of Employment Rise
TUC research shows almost half rising employment since 2010 is from temporary work as underemployment soars.
Britain Plans Fastest Pace of Hiring Since 2008 Despite Poor Wage Hike
UK employers aim to hire more staff although hike in wages remain poor.
Mark Carney's Forward Guidance: A 'Profound Shift' or 'Dangerous Development' for BoE?
UK Chancellor George Osborne, Labour's Ed Balls and FSB's John Allan among critics and supporters
Labour Party: David Cameron is Worst UK Prime Minister for Living Standards on Record
Britain's opposition party unveils 'full scale of the cost of living crisis'
ONS: 50,000 More UK Workers on Zero-Hours Contracts than Estimated
Office of National Statistics data shows that there were 250,000 UK people on zero-hours contracts in 2012
Government 'Brainwashing' Britain Over Mythical Workplace Compensation Culture
TUC says government wants to strip away health and safety laws to make it harder for workers to claim against employers.
Sports Direct: 90% of Staff on Zero Hours Contracts
Sports retailer criticised over use of 'zero hours' contracts which leave staff in weekly uncertainty over shifts and pay.
Charts in Focus: UK's Economic Collapse and Recovery in Context
ONS charts show UK's steepest decline and slowest recovery in 40 years, and a poor performer against other G7 states.
UK Living Standards Crisis: Basic Costs Soar 45% Across Decade
Joseph Rowntree Foundation research shows poorest most affected by falling incomes and spiralling prices.
Government Pledges £300bn in Infrastructure Investment Across Decade
Treasury minister Danny Alexander says rail, road, housebuilding and energy will be big winners.
ONS: Britain Did Not Suffer from Double-Dip Recession in 2012
Official GDP figures revised up in 2012 to erase double-dip recession, though output lower than thought compared to pre-crisis peak.
Spending Review 2013: Reactions to George Osborne's 'Toxic Mix'
Chancellor George Osborne has cut £11.5bn more from the public purse - here are the reactions.
Transport Price Spike Pushes UK Inflation to 2.7% in May
ONS says air fares lifted by 22% in May as motor fuel price decline slows on year.
Anti-G8 Protesters Mass in Canary Wharf in Run-up to G8 Summit
UK Uncut, Occupy London, and Disabled People Against the Cuts call for end of capitalism in London financial district.
Young Adults Suffering Sharpest Income Fall in UK
IFS research shows over-60s only group to see incomes rise since financial crisis-induced recession.
Wages Dragged down by Welfare Cuts and Non-Unionised Workers
Slashed benefits keeping single parents and older workers in labour market and increasing competition, says IFS.
Charts in Focus: Regional Breakdown of UK Wage Plunge Since Financial Crisis
TUC analysis shows North West bears worst wage decline from 2007 to 2012.
UK Wages Slashed by £52bn since Financial Crisis
Britain's total pay packet is shrinking amid underemployment, welfare slashes and inflation.
Burberry's Angela Ahrendts is First Woman to Top Britain's Pay List
Ahrendts' £17m pay packet beats every other chief executive of a British firm in 2012.
UK Construction Sector 'Pulled out of Tailspin' as Housebuilding Kickstarts
Markit PMI data for May shows construction sector output rising at fastest pace for two years.
UK Growth Withering Under Weight of Collapsing Construction Sector
Trades Union Congress analysis says UK economy would have grown three times faster without tumbling construction output and calls for fiscal stimulus.
Iain Duncan Smith's Work Programme 'Failing the Vulnerable'
Work and Pensions Committee launches attack on government's flagship welfare-to-work programme.
Chart in Focus: Britons Get Poorer as UK Tumbles Down World Disposable Income Rankings
ONS data shows impact of high inflation and paltry wage growth on household disposable income.
UK Income Squeeze: A Fair Day's Wage for a Fair Day's Work?
Government cuts, VAT rise, underemployment - Shane Croucher asks - how much more are Britons supposed to take?
UK Triple-Dip Recession Dodge: What George Osborne, Ed Balls and Others Are Saying
Round-up of comments on UK's 0.3 percent growth in first quarter as triple-dip recession threat looks to have been avoided.
Margaret Thatcher Death Parties: A Left Wing Version of Fred Phelps ‘God Hates Fags’ Brigade
It's not news that Margaret Thatcher was not universally loved by the nation, nor is it a revelation that some on the left have been dribbling with desire at the thought of her death.
UK Unemployment Up As Workers Suffer Lowest Wage Growth Since Records Began
ONS labour market data shows worsening picture for both employed and unemployed.
UK Household Wealth Passes £7tn - Lloyds
Lloyds TSB Private Banking report shows soaring UK household wealth but top 10% 22 times better off than bottom half.
UK Retail Sales See Strong February Rebound
ONS reports 2.1 percent month-on-month jump in UK retail sales volumes following months of damp high street activity.
Budget 2013: George Osborne Slashes Spending Further to Invest in Infrastructure [VIDEO]
Live coverage of Chancellor George Osborne's 2013 Budget speech where he will also scrap beer duty escalator.