Financial incentives could be offered to encourage workers to move on now the default retirement age has been scrapped, a law firm says.

The minimum wage goes up from 1 October, with the main rate for adults aged 21 or over rising by 15p to £6.08 an hour.

The government is not doing enough to promote economic growth, prominent Conservative Andrew Tyrie says on the eve of his party's conference.

A petition is being launched by Hull MP Diana Johnson to support BAE employees at the Brough plant.

Some 2,000 people march on New York's police HQ in the largest protest yet under the banner Occupy Wall Street, amid rumours of an appearance by Radiohead.

Workers will not be able to claim for unfair dismissal unless they have been in a job for at least two years - not one, under Conservative proposals.

Prime Minister David Cameron has defended the government's policies on economic growth after a prominent Tory figure said too little was being done.

Elderly and disabled consumers face risks from unscrupulous traders offering stairlifts and other mobility aids on the doorstep, the OFT says.