Most workers in the UK on zero hours contracts earn less than the living wage, fuelling fears of poor pay and exploitation of employees, according to a new report.

A Banksy mural which was withdrawn from a controversial auction at the 11th hour has been put up for auction again, to the dismay of local campaigners.

Unions and employers in Britain reacted with "alarm" today after unemployment surged to a 14-year high, prompting fresh calls for the UK government help for the growing army of jobless.

A CALL will today be made for the upcoming national pay talks to address the inequality in pay and pensions experienced by women in the workforce.

BEIJING Olympics organisers vowed yesterday to come down hard on any cases of children being used to produce merchandise for the Games, after a report accused factories of “gross exploitation”.

Chief executive of British Airways, Rod Eddington, is to have talks today with union leaders in the hope of resolving the ongoing dispute over the introduction of clocking-on swipe cards at Heathrow.

A new report claims a repetitive strain injury epidemic could devastate Britain's young workforce.