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[EU] Deadline for European Union employers to adopt modernised working conditions [EU] Deadline for European Union employers to adopt modernised working conditions

The aim of the Directive is to modernise certain workplace policies by requiring employers to be more transparent and flexible...
07 Jun 2022

[Portugal] Labour market safeguards for young workers and interns [Portugal] Labour market safeguards for young workers and interns

Portugal’s unemployment rate fell to 5.9 per cent in the first quarter, the lowest in 20 years, but the number...
07 Jun 2022

[UK] Government will launch £3bn small business recovery loan scheme [UK] Government will launch £3bn small business recovery loan scheme

Unlike previous COVID-19 financial support, however, borrowers will be required to put up personal guarantees.
06 Jun 2022

[Finland] Longer leave with more equal allocation under family leave reform [Finland] Longer leave with more equal allocation under family leave reform

The family leave reform removes some currently used terms such as maternity leave, special maternity leave, paternity leave and parental...
01 Jun 2022

[Scotland] Unite secures 28.5% pay deal for Glasgow Airport ICTS workers [Scotland] Unite secures 28.5% pay deal for Glasgow Airport ICTS workers

Up to 50 ICTS hold baggage screeners covered by the wage deal will now see their basic pay increase by...
01 Jun 2022

[Spain] Government will fight unpaid overtime with new algorithm [Spain] Government will fight unpaid overtime with new algorithm

Spaniards worked 27 million extra hours per month or 6.6 million a week in the first quarter of 2022.
31 May 2022

[UK] High inflation hastens ‘real living wage’ announcement [UK] High inflation hastens ‘real living wage’ announcement

The Living Wage Foundation said it would encourage employers to pay the new rate - designed to reflect the rising...
31 May 2022