CPI reported a year-on-year increase of 6.7 per cent, maintaining the same pace as the previous month, contrary to economists' predictions of a dip to 6.6 per cent.

Rachel Reeves was in the limelight in Liverpool, described as the would-be "first female Chancellor ever in Britain", and also the "best qualified".

Speaking at the 2023 Unite Policy Conference, the Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer referred to the importance of the TUC's recent victory at the High Court.

The Good Business Charter has redefined its brand to encourage ethical business practices across 10 key areas as poor business practices continue in the UK economy.

There is more transparency around gender pay gap reporting, which will help address the gap. However, pay differences persist in both the US and the UK.

Half a million workers went on strike in Britain on Wednesday, calling for higher wages in the largest such walkout in over a decade, closing schools and severely disrupting transport.

Steps taken by the government so far to try to generate growth have been questionable.

The UK government will on Tuesday introduce proposals mandating "minimum safety levels" during strikes, angering unions which have branded it "undemocratic" and threatened legal challenges.

Liz Truss's government is following an economic doctrine which argues that richer people are more likely to invest, set up businesses, hire people and grow the economy.

The independent US senator Bernie Sanders on Wednesday gave his backing to striking British railway workers.

Ghana IMF loan outcry pressures government over economy

The election of Margaret Thatcher as Conservative prime minister in May 1979, signalled the start of a period of major restrictions on trade union power.

Britain's heavy-handed approach to industrial relations has backfired as employees reject its "nonsense" demands for pay restraint and increasingly join unions, the head of the country's biggest trade union umbrella group said.

As interest rates rise, consumers and businesses will find it more costly to borrow to invest and spend, and aggregate demand will fall further.

One reason for lower membership levels among younger workers is that they are more likely to be in precarious employment with less access to unions.

If the current UK government is to abide by international commitments as an ILO member and party to the European Convention on Human Rights, agency workers can only replace strikers in essential services.

Protests venues in the UK saw a face-off between the Trump supporters and anti-Trump activists as the US president met with the British prime minister and other political leaders.

Children had far more responsibilities and less supervision than they do today, new findings suggest.

Multi-million-pound firms are, like Uber and Deliveroo, are offloading business risk onto some of the poorest people in Britain.

40% drop on back of profit warning as outsourcing giant says it needs to raise £700m.

The government has refused to rescue the construction group Carillion which is on the point of collapse.

Ryanair pilots in Italy and Portugal have also called off the strike after the airline agreed to recognise unions.

Britons collect the equivalent of just 29% of what they earned at work on average when they turn 68.

Frances O'Grady calls for unions, businesses and government to work together to embrace technological change.

Unions threaten strike action over government's seven-year freeze on public sector pay.

Labour leader will also tell TUC conference that "gig economy" companies fail to protect workers and customers.

The hotel was the scene of an IRA terror attack in 1984 in which five people were killed.

There will be restrictions on all but highly-skilled EU workers.

As trade union membership has declined, executive pay has soared.

"I'm pretty sure the office will still be standing when I get back," Zuckerberg said.