Apple has allowed a labour auditor to inspect its suppliers' Chinese factories after allegations of worker abuse. More »Apple Probe After Factory Staff Abuse Claims
Apple has said an independent group, the Fair Labour Association, has started inspecting … More »Apple's Chinese factories probed
By Oliver HothamThe government has failed to use every tool at its disposal to prevent … More »Labour takes aim as 'spiritual leader' …
By Oliver HothamThe government has failed to use every tool at its disposal to prevent the release of radical cleric Abu Qatada, Labour argued today.Just hours before the man described as 'the spiritual leader of Al Qaeda in Europe' was due to be freed … More »Labour takes aim as 'spiritual leader' walks free
LONDON (Reuters) - Many UK businesses could be pushed into insolvency by European pension proposals, risking significant job losses, industry bodies warned on Monday. In a letter to José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission ahead of EU … More »E.U. Pension proposals threaten disaster - industry
Simon Cowell came to the rescue of a father-to-be by giving him a lift on his private jet when his girlfriend went into labour, it has emerged. More »Cowell's airlift for father-to-be
German workers' wages should increase so they can share in the country's recovery, the country's Labour Minister Ursula von der Leyen, pictured in January 2012, said in an interview published Sunday. More »Wages should rise, says Germany's labour minister
German workers' wages should increase so they can share in the country's recovery, the country's Labour Minister Ursula von der Leyen said in an interview published Sunday. More »Wages should rise, says Germany's labour minister
A man holds a banner reading "Labour" during a demonstration organised by Spain's "indignant" protesters at the Puerta del Sol square in Madrid on February 10. Spanish Labour Minister ... More »Spanish minister defends labour reforms
Spanish Labour Minister Fatima Banez defended the conservative government's labour reforms on Sunday after unions called for mass protests over the measures, which they say will destroy jobs. More »Spanish minister defends labour reforms
The names of officers leading government forces in violent crackdowns against civilians in Syria could be published so they know they may face justice if the Assad regime falls, Labour says. More »Syrian officers 'should be named'
England beat Italy in their Six Nations match in Rome, to make it two wins out of two under interim head coach Stuart Lancaster - but they had to come from behind to claim their victory at the Olympic Stadium. More »England Labour To Victory Over Italy In Rome
MADRID (Reuters) - Trade unions on Saturday slammed Spain's new labour reform, arguing it would encourage companies to cut jobs and potentially deepen a recession but shying away from calling a general strike. A key change in the law announced on Friday … More »Unions say Spain labour reform will deepen recession
Spanish public service workers stage a mass protest march in Barcelona in January 2012 against spending cuts. Spain's two biggest unions have called for nationwide protests on February 19 against labour ... More »Spain unions call for protests against labour reforms
Spain's two biggest unions called on Saturday for nationwide protests on February 19 against labour reforms which they said would destroy jobs. More »Spain unions call for protests against labour reforms
Ed Miliband has written to the House of Lords urging them to "kill the Government's health bill" as pressure grows on the coalition to abandon the reforms. More »Miliband: 'Kill The Government's Health Bill'
More than 200,000 families will lose tax credits worth almost £4,000 a year unless they significantly increase their working hours, according to figures highlighted by Labour. More »Families 'set to lose tax credit'
A Spanish government employment office in Marbella. Spain's right-leaning government slashed employees' maximum severance pay in a sweeping labour reform unveiled Friday to confront a near 23% unemployment ... More »Spain slashes severance pay in labour reform
Spain's conservative government slashed employees' maximum severance pay in a sweeping labour reform unveiled Friday to confront a near 23-percent unemployment rate. More »Spain slashes severance pay in labour reform
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's Deputy Foreign Minister Marilisa Xenogiannakopoulou has resigned in protest against tough terms included in a bailout agreement the country needs to avoid default, state television said on Friday. The move by Xenogiannakopoulou, … More »Greece's deputy foreign minister resigns - report
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain cut severance pay for workers on Friday and watered down collective bargaining rights, giving more power to employers as it attempts to kickstart its moribund jobs market and slash Europe's highest unemployment rate. The centre-right … More »Spain cuts firing costs in new labour reform
Getting young people into work using a tax on bankers' bonuses is a major priority for Labour, leader Ed Miliband has said at the launch of the party's local election campaign. More »Miliband plans tax on bank bonuses
A Spanish government employment office in Marbella. Spain's right-leaning government slashed employees' maximum severance pay in a sweeping labour reform unveiled Friday to confront a near 23% unemployment ... More »Spain slashes severance pay in labour revamp
A general strike in Israel entered its third day on Friday after negotiations between unions and government broke down, a spokesman for the Histadrut labour federation told AFP. More »Israel general strike enters third day
Prime Minister David Cameron has been criticised by Labour for suggesting he might look at a scheme offering tax breaks to working women who employ domestic staff. More »Women Could Get Tax Breaks For Cleaners
Banking giant Barclays is set to report another multibillion-pound profit today and reveal its total pay and bonus pot for 2011. More »Barclays To Reveal Profits And Bonuses
People are right to be angry over bankers' bonuses but we must be careful not to drive away our strongest industry, a former policymaker has said. More »Lambert: Curb Bank Pay But Protect Sector
ATHENS (Reuters) - A Greek deputy minister resigned on Thursday in an early sign of resistance to tough austerity and reform measures which party leaders accepted as the price of a new international bailout. Deputy Labour Minister Yannis Koutsoukos, a … More »Greek deputy minister quits over EU/IMF bailout terms
Ed Miliband is launching a fresh offensive against George Osborne, following the chancellor's defence of big bonuses for City bosses. More »Miliband attacks coalition's 'haphazard' bonuses attitude
George Osborne is failing British businesses and families because he is the "last bastion of the old mindset", Ed Miliband is to claim. More »PM, Osborne 'wedded to old rules'
The Government has suffered its first defeat on highly contentious plans to reform the health service just hours after the Prime Minister mounted a passionate defence of the shake-up. More »Government suffers NHS Bill defeat
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's main labour union went on strike on Wednesday shutting airports, ports, banks and the stock market after talks with the government failed to produce an agreement on the status of contract workers. The Histadrut labour federation, … More »Israel general strike shuts airports, economy
Conservative MPs have demanded an apology from Labour's candidate for London mayor, Ken Livingstone, after an interview in which he said their party was "riddled" with homosexuals and claimed Baroness Thatcher was "clinically insane" while prime mini … More »Tory MPs demand Livingstone apology
David Cameron struggled to defend the government's NHS reforms today as Ed Miliband enjoyed one of his most successful PMQs sessions as Labour leader. More »Cameron struggles to defend NHS reforms as Lords prepare to vote
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - BHP Billiton , the world's biggest miner, reported a rare fall in earnings on Wednesday, hurt by labour battles and weaker commodity prices, but the result showed it was still in a different league from its would-be rival: Glencore-Xstrata. … More »BHP Billiton profit slips but still in league of its own
The Health and Social Care Bill is expected to receive a rough ride when it returns to the House of Lords today amid an ongoing row over the coalition's planned reforms. More »Controversial NHS Reform Bill Back In Lords
The Government should carry out a national audit to find out how much asbestos remains in school buildings, a Labour MP has said. More »MP calls for school asbestos audit
Labour has called for all British banks to cut bonuses after public pressure led Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Stephen Hester to waive his near £1m payout. More »Labour Calls For Banks To Cut Bonuses
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Tears tracing lines of dirt on his face, six-year-old Pakistani boy Nabeel Mukhtar cries while crouching on a pavement to scrub motorbikes, his job for nine hours a day, six days a week. He is one of millions of children driven into … More »Millions pushed into child labour in Pakistan
Labour is to step up its attack on the "culture of excessive bonuses" with a warning that bumper City payouts are damaging the economy and wider society. More »Labour keeps up attack on bonuses
Youth unemployment in the UK has reached "emergency point" and could cost as much as £28bn by 2022, an inquiry led by Labour MP David Miliband has warned. More »Youth Unemployment A '£28bn Time Bomb'
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece let yet another deadline slip on Monday for responding to painful terms for a new 130-billion euro EU/IMF bailout, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel made clear Europe's patience is wearing thin. Greek party leaders have accepted … More »Factbox - Sticking points in Greek rescue deal talks
Ed Miliband has claimed that 6,000 under-threat nursing jobs could be protected with the money saved from abandoning the Government's NHS reforms. More »Miliband: Drop NHS reform over jobs