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.

I.Coast eyes cassava for its bread as wheat prices surge

The union that represents Hyundai Motor Co's South Korean workers said on Tuesday it plans to resume a week of wage talks with management on Wednesday, staving off any immediate prospect of a walkout in a protracted industrial dispute.

Turkish inflation hits two-decade high of 78.6%

President Emmanuel Macron's government will get its first taste of life under France's new political order in the days ahead when it tables a bill to help households cope with runaway inflation without a controlling majority in parliament.

Britain's economy is struggling under the strain of two major risks in the form of double-digit inflation and a possible recession, leaving the Bank of England in a dilemma about how much further it should raise interest rates.

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.

Some cabin crew at Ryanair went on strike in Belgium, Spain and Portugal on Friday in a dispute over pay and working conditions, causing limited disruption as the budget airline cancelled dozens of flights that left hundreds of passengers stranded.

Macron 'compromise' call meets opposition resistance

Israel's govt marks one year but future uncertain

Shareholders in Sainsbury's will get to vote on a resolution at next month's annual meeting calling for Britain's second biggest supermarket group to commit to paying the so-called real living wage to all its workers by July 2023.

As a challenge to economic theory, workers are facing cuts in their real pay with seemingly no prospect of wages catching up with headline inflation. This is despite the fact that unemployment is low.

Charles delivered the Queen's Speech from the consort's throne, symbolically an inch shorter than the monarch's sovereign throne

Johnson and his government are keen to return the focus on what they call the "real issues" and turn the page on scandals

There are concerns the Fed could raise rates too high and choke off economic growth

Isak Munda, a daily wage labourer from the Indian state of Odisha who was struggling to earn a living during the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020, has now become a YouTube star. He had uploaded his first video on the platform in March and now has almost 800,000 subscribers.

Britain's unemployment rate stands at 4.6 percent, down from a pandemic-peak of 5.2 percent at the end of last year.

Australian and New Zealand app Menulog last month moved toward treating its Australian delivery riders as employees

It is a massive change in the business model of a company that had argued before Britain's Supreme Court that its drivers were self-employed.

One of Uber's selling points is that a driver is always available to pick up a rider within minutes. But the drivers who make this possible aren't being compensated for the time they spend waiting.

Official figures show UK wages climbing for first time in six months and a record number of job vacancies.

Care homes are struggling nationwide due to council fee income reductions and increased wage costs.

If the government is truly committed to keeping executive pay in check, it shouldn't leave it to companies to distribute their wealth more fairly.

Should the British property market go vertical to end the perpetual housing crisis?

Mac McGary, President of Alliances at Sweetbridge, looks at how blockchain can improve supplychain transparency and product traceability, thus reducing worker vulnerability and promoting human rights.

The Nationwide UK house price index for February reveals a slowdown after January's data sparked hopes of a bounce in the property market.

Three major chains today announced that they were either entering administration or closing branches.

Simon Yu, CEO of StormX, Inc, says crypto will re-balance wealth in the future.

Mihai Varga brought Eastern Europeans into the UK then paid them less than £2 per hour for 12-hour shifts in a food processing factory. He has been jailed for slavery offences.