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[UK] The way workers call in sick changed today [UK] The way workers call in sick changed today

New rules, effective from today (July 1) mean nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists and physiotherapists can all legally write sick notes.
01 Jul 2022

[UK] Half a million benefit claimants secured jobs in under 6 months [UK] Half a million benefit claimants secured jobs in under 6 months

Unemployment now stands at an almost 50-year low with 627,000 more people in payroll employment compared to pre-pandemic levels.
01 Jul 2022

[Jersey] Proposal to increase minimum wage to £10 [Jersey] Proposal to increase minimum wage to £10

Deputy Mézec’s proposition calls for the minimum wage - currently standing at £9.22 per hour - to rise to £10...
29 Jun 2022

[Russia] Ambulance drivers in Moscow appeal against low wages [Russia] Ambulance drivers in Moscow appeal against low wages

Moscow’s ambulance drivers say they currently earn less than taxi drivers, couriers and janitors.
29 Jun 2022

[UK] Soaring salaries and strongest job market in years for graduates [UK] Soaring salaries and strongest job market in years for graduates

Despite global economic crises, soaring inflation and the UK’s cost of living squeeze, graduate employers posted 14,690 job adverts in...
28 Jun 2022

[UK] ‘Microworkers’ could be earning less than £4 per hour [UK] ‘Microworkers’ could be earning less than £4 per hour

Microworkers perform simple tasks such as identifying and captioning images to help AI operations, data entry or simply clicking on...
28 Jun 2022

[Ireland] Gender pay gap reporting regulations published [Ireland] Gender pay gap reporting regulations published

The Act requires employers to publish the gender pay gap differentials in their organisations, setting out pay differences between female...
27 Jun 2022