ONS

Natasha Browne looks at the latest investment figures from the ONS

The proportion of the British workforce in an occupational pension scheme rose by 50% in 2013 according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The number of employees on zero-hours contracts has increased from 183,000 in 2010 to 583,000, newly revised figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) reveal.

The number of active members of defined benefit (DB) schemes who have contracted out of the additional state pension fell between 2008 and 2012, says the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Replacing staff with above average salaries in some sectors can cost as much as £30,000 per employee, according to a new study.

The UK inflation rate dropped to 1.9% in January, marking the first time it has fallen below the Bank of England's target of 2% since November 2009.

Mortality rates in England and Wales were higher than expected in 2013 as the number of deaths registered exceeded 500,000 for the first time in five years.

Sterling rose against the US dollar in morning trading after the second reading of the UK's economic growth rate confirmed an increase of 0.8% in the third quarter, in line with analysts' expectations.

Life expectancies across England and Wales have grown by 1.3 years for men and one year for women between 2006/07 and 20010/12, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Pension funds' share holdings in the UK stock market has fallen to a record low of 4.7% in 2012, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows.