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[UK] Campaign for paid miscarriage leave gains momentum [UK] Campaign for paid miscarriage leave gains momentum

Introduced by Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley, the proposed Miscarriage Leave Bill has gained the support of at...
03 Oct 2022

[Monaco] 3.5% civil service salaries increase [Monaco] 3.5% civil service salaries increase

Pierre Dartout made the announcement during a press conference on September 16. The pay rise will represent a government expenditure...
03 Oct 2022

[UK] Shorting the pound: how hedge funds are taking advantage of the weak sterling [UK] Shorting the pound: how hedge funds are taking advantage of the weak sterling

Short selling is when investors speculate on the falling price of a stock or other security price. 
30 Sep 2022

[Europe] EU will allow self-employed to bargain collectively [Europe] EU will allow self-employed to bargain collectively

The Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (TFEU) prohibits agreements between undertakings that restrict competition.
30 Sep 2022

[UK] Majority of organisations would continue 4-day week after trial period [UK] Majority of organisations would continue 4-day week after trial period

Almost nine in ten companies (86 per cent) trialling the four-day working week would consider extending it beyond the six-month...
30 Sep 2022

[UK] House sales collapse as banks pull mortgage offers [UK] House sales collapse as banks pull mortgage offers

The property market was left in turmoil after last week’s mini-budget, which also sent the pound plunging to an all-time...
30 Sep 2022

[Germany] 6.6 million people will benefit from €12 minimum wage [Germany] 6.6 million people will benefit from €12 minimum wage

Currently, around 6.64 million workers in the country earn less than €12 gross per hour.
30 Sep 2022