private sector

More than 1 million public sector workers are on strike, but the government insists their claims of unfair pay are overblown. Do ministers have a point?

There are four jobseekers competing for every vacancy, according to one of Britain’s biggest unions. But are things getting better or worse? FactCheck finds out.

Iain Duncan Smith says we’re spending too much on the benefits bill, which have gone up faster than private sector wages. Is he right? FactCheck takes a look.