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[Spain] Strengthening rights of domestic workers [Spain] Strengthening rights of domestic workers

As a result of the change, several hundred thousand workers will have access to social security, minimum wage pay and...
27 Oct 2022

[Scotland] Call for minimum wage to rescue social care workers from ‘poverty pay’ [Scotland] Call for minimum wage to rescue social care workers from ‘poverty pay’

Unite Scotland is calling for a £15 per hour minimum wage for the social care sector and urgent assistance with...
26 Oct 2022

[Northern Ireland] Launch of consultation for Miscarriage Leave and Pay law [Northern Ireland] Launch of consultation for Miscarriage Leave and Pay law

The two-month consultation follows the recent introduction of Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay legislation in the north.
25 Oct 2022

[Czech Republic] Plans to support working from home criticised [Czech Republic] Plans to support working from home criticised

Opponents of the planned changes, however, claim that they are overly bureaucratic and difficult to administer.
25 Oct 2022

[Italy] Lowest salaries in the EU drive worker exodus [Italy] Lowest salaries in the EU drive worker exodus

Italy’s youngest workers have been the worst affected; struggling to find jobs and underpaid in comparison to their more mature...
24 Oct 2022

[UK] Rishi Sunak will be the next British prime minister [UK] Rishi Sunak will be the next British prime minister

Two minutes before the 2pm nomination process closure, Ms Mordaunt appeared to acknowledge that she had not reached the necessary...
24 Oct 2022

[Ireland] Cost of living crisis pushes hourly living wage to €13.85 [Ireland] Cost of living crisis pushes hourly living wage to €13.85

In September, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar announced that the Low Pay Commission had set an indicative living wage for 2023 of...
21 Oct 2022