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[UK] HMRC will not contest £171m Ducas tax dispute [UK] HMRC will not contest £171m Ducas tax dispute

The dispute surrounded alleged unpaid employer National Insurance contributions for thousands of healthcare workers supplied to NHS Trusts through recruitment...
10 Mar 2026

[Italy] Women earn 25% less on average with more insecure work [Italy] Women earn 25% less on average with more insecure work

Such disparity means that Italy is currently the European country with the widest gender gaps in employment, wages and career...
08 Mar 2026

[UK] Marks & Spencer raises store worker pay but drops real living wage commitment [UK] Marks & Spencer raises store worker pay but drops real living wage commitment

M&S announced that it will increase pay by at least 6.4 per cent from April 1 for retail staff, lifting...
06 Mar 2026

[UK] Landmark gender pay gap and menopause action plans to support women at work [UK] Landmark gender pay gap and menopause action plans to support women at work

Employers with 250 or more employees will be encouraged to publish the steps they're taking to reduce their gender pay...
06 Mar 2026

[Spain] Civil servants’ pay is now 20% higher than private sector [Spain] Civil servants’ pay is now 20% higher than private sector

The data, from the Social Security Contribution Base Statistics, showed that 1.2 million public workers affiliated with the General Regime...
06 Mar 2026

[UK] Harrods faces legal action for not passing £1 dining charge along to staff [UK] Harrods faces legal action for not passing £1 dining charge along to staff

Legislation from October 2024 requires business owners to hand over all tips and service charges to staff.
05 Mar 2026

[Sweden] EG acquires Edlevo and HR & Payroll from Tieto [Sweden] EG acquires Edlevo and HR & Payroll from Tieto

The transaction covers both Edlevo - a learning administration software provider to pre-schools and schools in Sweden and Finland -...
05 Mar 2026