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.

Two-thirds of schools and thousands of agencies shut down yesterday as over 2 million workers joined 'the biggest strike in a generation', according to organisers.

Wednesday 30 November will see the first mass strike across Britain for four decades, as public sector workers protest against pension cuts.

The leader of the Green Party in England and Wales is among those backing the huge wave of public sector strikes across the country today.