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[UK] Half a million people on minimum wage are being underpaid [UK] Half a million people on minimum wage are being underpaid

Martin Lewis and the MSE website, however, say that "many who think they are on minimum wage are in reality actually...
29 Apr 2022

[Germany] May 1 falls on a Sunday and reignites ‘catch-up’ holiday debate [Germany] May 1 falls on a Sunday and reignites ‘catch-up’ holiday debate

This year both Labour Day and Christmas Day fall on weekends, meaning that people across the country get two fewer...
29 Apr 2022

[Ireland] Key takeaways from the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill [Ireland] Key takeaways from the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill

The General Scheme proposes a number of legislative changes which are designed to allow for a better work life balance...
29 Apr 2022

[UK] Migration advisers urge government to fund £10.50 social care minimum wage [UK] Migration advisers urge government to fund £10.50 social care minimum wage

While a £10.50 minimum wage at a cost of £2.1bn to the public purse was necessary, it was not sufficient,...
29 Apr 2022

[UK] Supermarkets face post-pandemic pressure of rising wages [UK] Supermarkets face post-pandemic pressure of rising wages

According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), there were 108,000 unfilled vacancies in retail in the first quarter of...
27 Apr 2022

[Greece] Government will raise minimum wage again to boost low incomes [Greece] Government will raise minimum wage again to boost low incomes

In January the conservative government raised the monthly gross minimum wage by about 2 per cent to 663 euros.
25 Apr 2022