UK compensation culture 'a myth'
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Fears that the UK has a fast-growing compensation culture, fuelled by no-win no-fee law firms,  are a "myth" according to market analyst Datamonitor.
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Off-shoring continues to take its toll This month has seen the UK's aspiring Prime Minister recycling his views in his Budget Report on the requirements and funding for enhancing the training opportunities and skills to compete globally as a prelude to announcing greater investment in higher education. Some people and organisations, âspeaking on behalf of the UK IT Industryâ, have hitched themselves to this bandwagon in the anticipation that some of the UK Government's proposed increase in its skills and education funding will find its way to the IT industry both in funding terms and in delivering more highly trained and motivated IT professionals.â¦
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Average pay rises in the UK reached their highest level in 15 years at the end of 2007, according to a survey.
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Smoke and mirrors UK government claims of multi-billion pound savings achieved through an efficiency drive has come under fire from the National Audit Office.â¦
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Millions of pounds set aside by the UK government for e-learning is not being spent, say experts.
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Experts say the voting group phenomenon may be a myth.
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Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.), chairman of the House federal workforce subcommittee, is increasingly skeptical of pay-for-performance systems in the federal government. He's also a little frustrated.
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Stark evidence that high medical payments do not buy high-quality patient care is presented in a new study.
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Opinion Pay up, or your server gets it
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Statistics don't tell the real story about the state of your finances.
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Comment is free: Mark Lawson: Cultural prizes are under attack, but they serve a valuable role in bringing art to a wider market.
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Ageism remains "endemic" at work a year after UK age discrimination laws were introduced, a survey says.
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Business & money: Â·  Payout comes despite claims of price-fixing Â·  Airline cites 'contractual obligations' for move
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Business figures defend the paying of bonuses to City executives after an attack by the chancellor.
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MPs, doctors and medical bodies have slammed offers of money to GPs for referring patients with compensation claims.
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Business & money: The Bank of England's labour market expert explains why we should not worry about the pace of rising pay
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Foreign students contribute Â£3bn to the British economy. Not all are happy with what they get.