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[UK] Increase in uptake of employee perks and benefits [UK] Increase in uptake of employee perks and benefits

Downloads of shopping discounts for retailers including Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons are up by 10 per cent month-on-month.
19 May 2023

[Czech Republic] No room to meet unions’ call for minimum wage rise [Czech Republic] No room to meet unions’ call for minimum wage rise

Marian Jurecka - Czech Labour Minister - announced the news on May 17 as unions continued to seek a 5.8...
18 May 2023

[UK] Latest ONS data highlights need for flexibility in payroll and payments [UK] Latest ONS data highlights need for flexibility in payroll and payments

Reacting to the news, CloudPay - the global employee pay company - cautioned that flexibility will be key for payroll...
17 May 2023

[Italy] Careers of over 40% of LGBT+ workers impacted by discrimination [Italy] Careers of over 40% of LGBT+ workers impacted by discrimination

More than six out of 10 respondents preferred not to speak about their private lives at work in order to...
16 May 2023

[Ireland] 47% of agricultural workplaces in breach of employment law [Ireland] 47% of agricultural workplaces in breach of employment law

The commission stated that it had recovered a total of €14,416 in unpaid wages for employees in the sector as...
12 May 2023

[Spain] Ban for outdoor work in extreme heat [Spain] Ban for outdoor work in extreme heat

2022 was Spain's hottest year since record-keeping started in 1961 and last month was the hottest and driest April on record.
12 May 2023

[UK] Construction industry tops insolvency list [UK] Construction industry tops insolvency list

Also featuring high on the list were the wholesale and retail trade and repair of vehicles (3,518 insolvencies, 16 per...
11 May 2023