Employment Rights And Regulations

The number of sick days taken by UK employees has fallen, according to the ONS

Public sector workers earn more for less hours, says ONS report

Official data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that employee sick days have fallen by 36 per cent since their peak of 2003 and now average 4.5 days per employee.

Liam Fox has called on the government to deliver a budget that will focus on economic growth

Liam Fox makes the case for tax and spending budget cuts

Liam Fox, the former defence secretary argues that George Osborne should reduce public spending and deregulate the labour market to deliver a budget for growth next month.

Former Woolworths staff have won compensation

Former Woolworths staff win £67m 'Protective Award' compensation

Shopworkers union Udsaw has won an Employment Tribunal for former Woolworths staff that will see 24,000 of them share £67 million.

Paid overtime decreases but Brits still work long hours

UK workers do two million hours of unpaid overtime a year

The TUC has released data that shows paid overtime has declined since 2007 but if no overtime was allowed there would be enough work for one million extra jobs.

Firms should be able to sack unproductive workers without the threat of an unfair dismissal claim, a report has said

Cable: Beecroft report would hinder labour market flexibility

A report has suggested British companies should be able to sack staff without fear of facing an unfair dismissal claim.

The unemployment rate for 16-24 year old's is higher then twenty per cent

Tackling the challenges of supporting public services

Myfinances.co.uk talks to Mark Lovell, Executive Chairman of A4e, a company that provides frontline public services about the challenges facing service providers, how to improve employment prospects for young people and what he hopes George Osborne will announce in the budget.