Sarah Smith

Channel 4 News speaks to the contract cleaners at the Department for Work and Pensions who demanded a pay rise from the politician at the top, saying they can’t live on the minimum wage in London.

As some Barclays shareholders refuse to back pay packages for top executives, Business Secretary Vince Cable tells Channel 4 News he welcomes the move.

Ahead of George Osborne’s budget statement, Business Correspondent Sarah Smith takes a look at what the hotly-debated cut in the 50p tax rate will actually mean for small businesses.

In the second part of the Channel 4 Jobs Report, Sarah Smith hears what employers believe are the problems with UK employment law – and their solution for kick-starting the jobs market.

To kick off the Channel 4 Jobs Report, Business Correspondent Sarah Smith looks at what happens behind the scenes to create just one job out of the 2.5 million that are needed.

Plans to penalise those who pay off student loans early seem likely to be ditched. But would it be wise to try and pay the government back before you need to ?

As Rangers are forced to appoint administrators historian Tom Devine tells Channel 4 News that fans will be devastated and that the knighthood of Rangers’ “saviour” Sir David Murray may be questioned.

As Barclays reveals its profits Channel 4 News Business Correspondent Sarah Smith asks if, in this case, it is time to stop the popular pastime of banker bashing?

Royal Bank of Scotland chairman Sir Philip Hampton tells Channel 4 News RBS boss Stephen Hester is “low paid” compared to others in the banking sector, but admits pay generally is “very high”.

The business secretary announces proposals to give shareholders more power and increase transparency in executive pay. But a policy expert tells Channel 4 News the plans don’t go far enough.

The government’s Green Deal aims to deliver large cuts in carbon emissions. But official figures show it will mean a dramatic fall in British homes being insulated to make them more energy-efficient.

Editors of The Sun, past and present, tell the Leveson inquiry of a changed tabloid culture, as one witness to the inquiry tells Channel 4 News why she disputes Kelvin MacKenzie’s “moral relativism”.

Memset is one of many British companies anxiously waiting to hear what help George Osborne will give to small businesses in his autumn statement, writes Business Correspondent Sarah Smith.

Rolls-Royce is the poster boy for British manufacturing, but what is the future for the sector the government hopes can pull the UK out of recession? Business Correspondent Sarah Smith investigates.

The government says economic growth will come from rebalancing the British economy in favour of manufacturing. But what does Britain still make? Business Correspondent Sarah Smith investigates.