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[UK] Privatised health staff demand to be returned to NHS payroll [UK] Privatised health staff demand to be returned to NHS payroll

GMB local organiser Joe Wheatley said, “The position of both ISS and Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust should invite public...
21 Jun 2022

[UK] DWP abandons Stonewall diversity plan [UK] DWP abandons Stonewall diversity plan

In May 2021, Liz Truss - the then equalities minister - urged all departments to pull out of Stonewall schemes,...
20 Jun 2022

[Ireland] Living wage plan will not enable reasonable standard of living [Ireland] Living wage plan will not enable reasonable standard of living

The initiative will see the minimum wage increase to close the gap between it and the living wage. It is...
20 Jun 2022

[UK] Salary sacrifice EVs could help with cost of living crisis [UK] Salary sacrifice EVs could help with cost of living crisis

There is a misconception that salary sacrifice schemes are for employees who are paying tax at 40% but the scheme...
17 Jun 2022

[UK] Real wages show biggest drop in two decades [UK] Real wages show biggest drop in two decades

The figures reveal that pay packets for most workers are failing to benefit from the tightest labour market in living...
16 Jun 2022

[Romania] European directive would lead to 25% minimum wage rise [Romania] European directive would lead to 25% minimum wage rise

The European directive states that the minimum wage should ensure a decent living standard and amount to half of the average...
15 Jun 2022

[Germany] Is a specific data privacy law required for employees? [Germany] Is a specific data privacy law required for employees?

Currently, a single provision of the BDSG regulates the basics of national employee privacy protection, as provided for in Article...
15 Jun 2022