47 h. ago Britain's gender pay gap revealed: Women earn 25% LESS than men in wealthy households, study finds

The gender pay gap is something all too many female employees are familiar with. Now, new research suggests women in wealthy households earn a staggering 25 per cent less than men.

Economics

6 d. ago Warehouse worker accussed of Michael Jackson impersonation was unfairly dismissed

The Co-operative Group was ordered to pay more than £10,000 in compensation following an employment tribunal

Society

6 d. ago NatWest manager stole £344,000 from cash machine to fund 'hidden' gambling addiction

A NatWest bank manager was spared jail time after stealing £344,000 from cash machines to fund his gambling addiction, but experts have warned that his case is a 'tragedy that will keep repeating'

Economics

8 d. ago NatWest manager who stole £344,000 from cash machine to fund his gambling habit is spared jail

John Toms, 44, stole the enormous sum from ATMs at the Moorgate branch in the City of London where he had exclusive access.

Economics

8 d. ago Nat West manager who stole £344,000 from cash machine to fund his gambling habit is spared jail

John Toms, 44, stole the enormous sum from ATMs at the Moorgate branch in the City of London where he had exclusive access.

Economics

9 d. ago UK gender pay gap underestimated for two decades, report says

Findings suggest since 2004 ONS failed to properly account for fact it received more data from larger employersThe UK’s gender pay gap has been underestimated for more than 20 years, according to research that could raise fresh questions about the quality of data used to inform key pay decisions across the UK.The findings, released in the British Journal of Industrial Relations on Monday, suggest that, since 2004, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) had failed to properly account for the fact that it received more data from larger employers, when it reported its annual survey of hours and earnings (Ashe). Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Neanderthals bred with humans 100,000 YEARS earlier than first thought, scientists say

Experts have discovered that a five-year-old child who lived 140,000 years ago had parents from both species.

Politics

2 w. ago Martin Lewis issues urgent warning to workers to cash in on £100s of unclaimed of pay

The finance guru, who hails from Manchester, warned workers that many may be missing out on due pay - and urged employees to redeem any unclaimed cash.

Economics

3 w. ago Nagasaki mayor says never again as Japanese city commemorates 80th anniversary of US atom bomb attack

The US dropped the bomb on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, killing 70,000 by the end of that year, three days after the bombing of Hiroshima that killed 140,000.

Events

3 w. ago Families missing out on HMRC allowance could fall into £140,000 tax trap

There are several allowances to consider to help reduce your tax liability

Economics

4 w. ago Crooked finance manager who stole £140,000 from employers to pay back £72,000

Victoria King, 56, paid herself an extra £7,500 a month by fiddling the books

Economics