The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (ACCI) industry, policy and economics director, Greg Evans, says yesterday's bigger-than-expected rates cut provides business owners with some much-needed relief after an extremely difficult year so far.

BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - The European Union's main business lobby said the European Central Bank's independence and inflation-fighting mandate are crucial to its credibility.

As the economy stalls, people are worrying more about losing their jobs -- and that means the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is getting busier, officials said. The agency enforces federal laws against employment discrimination, investigati

Unemployment in San Diego County has grown steadily for a year, but its 6.4 percent rate for September says little about North County companies that have been hiring in recent weeks ---- or the ones that haven't been.

Labour Minister Trevor Mallard speech to the launch of the New Zealand Work & Labour Market Institute. Inaugural AUT Annual Public Employment Relations Lecture.