Young black men have experienced the sharpest rise in unemployment since the coalition came to power, according to a TUC report on youth unemployment.

Over half a million low-paid workers could lose thousands of pounds in employer pension contributions if ministers raise the earnings trigger for auto-enrollment.

A new minimum wage rate of £6.12 an hour for workers over the age of 21 comes into force today (1 October.)

According to the TUC's latest economic report, many of the recent increases in women's employment levels are in self-employment and involuntary part-time work.