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[UK] Confirmed bank holidays for 2022 and 2023 [UK] Confirmed bank holidays for 2022 and 2023

The New Year’s Day bank holiday wil be held on January 2 rather than January 1. Bank or public holidays...
10 Oct 2022

[UK] GDPR to be scrapped in favour of own data privacy regime [UK] GDPR to be scrapped in favour of own data privacy regime

Digital and culture secretary Michelle Donelan made the announcement at the Conservative Party conference.
07 Oct 2022

[European Union] Council adopts EU law on adequate minimum wages [European Union] Council adopts EU law on adequate minimum wages

One of the goals of the directive is to increase the number of workers who are covered by collective bargaining...
05 Oct 2022

[Guernsey] Celebration for passage of anti-discrimination law [Guernsey] Celebration for passage of anti-discrimination law

The new law, published earlier this year, makes it illegal to discriminate on the grounds of race, disability and sexuality.
05 Oct 2022

[UK] End in sight for self-employed tax struggles [UK] End in sight for self-employed tax struggles

There is no statutory definition of an employee in the UK. Workers, employers and HMRC rely on interpretations of case...
05 Oct 2022

[UK] Second U-turn as chancellor brings forward fiscal plan [UK] Second U-turn as chancellor brings forward fiscal plan

Mr Kwarteng is now expected to publish details on how the cuts will be paid for later this month despite...
04 Oct 2022

[UK] Staff shortages at Currys prompt third pay rise in 13 months [UK] Staff shortages at Currys prompt third pay rise in 13 months

Currys said it was taking action to attract and retain staff, as companies throughout the UK struggle to find workers...
04 Oct 2022