In the UK, GMB Union staff have repeatedly been threatened with injunctions for 'trespassing' when trying to access Amazon facilities to recruit new members.
The High Pay Centre says it is reasonable to expect social and environmental commitments in return for public money, particularly in areas such as tax or pay and working conditions.
Analysis from the New Economics Foundation has found that had the pre-1980 trend in rising leisure time continued, UK workers would be working half a day less than they do today.
More than 70 leaders and organisations from across Scottish society have called on the First Minister to speed up the introduction of a new income supplement to tackle child poverty.
New analysis published by theTrades Union Congress shows that real wages are still £17 a week lower than a decade ago. But they are up by more than £120 for those working in the finance sector.