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Toyota has told staff at its UK manufacturing arm that pay will be frozen in 2010, but says the pay freeze is in response to the pressures of the recession rather than its current crisis.

Further strikes by pilots at German airline Lufthansa could take place this month following the cancellation of a walkout at the end of February.

Bonuses for civil servants in Greece have been cut by 30 per cent as the government implemented public spending reductions.

The first trial under the new corporate manslaughter legislation has been adjourned until July while the defendant has treatment for a medical condition. Both Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings and its director Peter Eaton face charges of manslaughter over the death of employee Alex Wright, who died in September 2008 after a trench collapsed on him as he collected soil samples.

Kraft Foods is to be investigated by UK regulators into whether it misled Cadbury's employees during its takeover bid. The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers is looking into statements made by Kraft executives about the future

The government is to announce proposals today to force companies to make public what they are doing to increase the number of women in senior roles. Ministers have asked the Financial Reporting Council to consider adding a

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Asda today announced plans to work with Unite the union to tackle discrimination against migrant workers