The average woman employee "effectively works for 47 days of the year for free," according to the Trades Union Congress. Source link

Experts call for urgent action by businesses to restore the natural systems that keep them running. Source link

US President Donald Trump's proposal to cap credit card costs would be "an economic disaster", the boss of one of the world's biggest banks has warned.JPMorgan Chase chief executive ...

Michelle Fleury,New York business correspondent,Jemma CrewandNick Edser,Business reportersGetty ImagesTrade tensions and a reversal in the artificial intelligence (AI) boom are among the main risks to global economic growth, the ...

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has warned her MPs against more plotting and "psychodrama" after two defections from the party in four days.Former shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick became ...

Theo LeggettBusiness CorrespondentGetty ImagesIndustry discounts for electric vehicles are "unsustainable", a major motoring group has warned, as the number of new cars registered in the UK exceeded two million ...

Fashion retail chain Next has reported stronger-than-expected sales over the key Christmas period but warned rising unemployment could weigh on UK consumer spending this year.Next said full price sales ...

Getty ImagesThe NHS must take diseases like pneumonia and flu in older people much more seriously, England's chief medical officer has warned.Sir Chris Whitty said some doctors do not ...

Josh Martin,business reporter and Sean Farrington,business presenterFord UK boss says 'now is not the time' for pay-per-mile tax on electric vehiclesTaxes on electric vehicles may put drivers off buying ...

Huw ThomasWales business correspondentFamily photoAlex Lovén (centre) said new inheritance tax rules could force family firms to abandon growth plans and even relocate overseasSweeping changes to inheritance tax rules ...

Esme Stallard,Climate and science reporter, BBC News and Matt McGrath,Environment correspondent, BBC NewsPablo Porciuncula/AFPBrazilian President Lula warned of "extremist forces" when he addressed world leaders at the global climate ...

Emer MoreauBusiness reporterGetty ImagesThe report said that a 22-year-old who falls out of work for health reasons could lose out on £1m over the course of their lifetime.The number ...