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[UK] Charity calls for mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting to boost economy [UK] Charity calls for mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting to boost economy

In an open letter, Business in the Community (BITC) called on Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer to introduce mandatory ethnicity pay...
23 Mar 2023

[France] Protests over government decision on pension reform intensify [France] Protests over government decision on pension reform intensify

Riot police reportedly used tear gas and water cannon to disperse the crowd and 73 people were subsequently arrested.
23 Mar 2023

[UK] Launch of ‘Living Pension Employer’ standard scheme [UK] Launch of ‘Living Pension Employer’ standard scheme

The scheme introduces a voluntary savings target of 12 per cent of a worker’s annual salary, of which the employer...
23 Mar 2023

[UK] Experian announces Access Group partnership [UK] Experian announces Access Group partnership

Applicants will have the option to upload evidence manually via a lender’s existing systems or to use Experian’s Work Report™.
21 Mar 2023

[Ireland] Payroll levels suggest early signs of tech sector stress [Ireland] Payroll levels suggest early signs of tech sector stress

Overall payroll numbers, however, increased by 6,300 from December and were up notably, by 108,600, from January 2022. 
20 Mar 2023

[UK] Senior dealmaker salaries cut by up to 25% at HSBC [UK] Senior dealmaker salaries cut by up to 25% at HSBC

The UK lender's new salaries will only affect some senior investment bankers and will not be applied across its global...
17 Mar 2023

[UK] Plans to limit employer liability over views expressed at work [UK] Plans to limit employer liability over views expressed at work

Minister for women, Maria Caulfield, outlined the reasons behind amendments tabled to the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010)...
15 Mar 2023