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[UK] Arriva strike threat cancelled as pay agreement reached [UK] Arriva strike threat cancelled as pay agreement reached

Unite commenced strike action on June 6 over low pay claims in the midst of the cost of living crisis.
20 Jul 2022

[UK] Payroll problems leave Next employees underpaid [UK] Payroll problems leave Next employees underpaid

The issues came to light in February after the company outsourced its payroll to software company Oracle.
18 Jul 2022

[UK] Union calls for ‘too hot to work’ law [UK] Union calls for ‘too hot to work’ law

At present, no law exists in the UK or Ireland stating that any specific temperature is too hot or cold...
18 Jul 2022

[UK] Monthly payroll errors leave Asda employees ‘skipping meals’ [UK] Monthly payroll errors leave Asda employees ‘skipping meals’

The scale of the problem came to light after Asda admitted to members of the Scottish parliament that SD Worx...
15 Jul 2022

[UK] Salary transparency project reveals games industry wage discrepancy [UK] Salary transparency project reveals games industry wage discrepancy

The effort was led by Sally Blake from indie studio Silent Games, in addition to CreativeUK programme manager Chris Filip.
15 Jul 2022

[UK] Only a third of eligible dads take paternity leave [UK] Only a third of eligible dads take paternity leave

Just 204,000 fathers claimed paternity leave in the year 2021-22, according to HMRC figures from March.
14 Jul 2022

[UK] Tech issues at HMRC leave accounts inaccessible [UK] Tech issues at HMRC leave accounts inaccessible

Issues getting onto the system prompted a surge of complaints from users throughout July 12.
13 Jul 2022