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[UK] Former HR manager ordered to pay £7k after lying about mother's death

[UK] Former HR manager ordered to pay £7k after lying about mother's death [UK] Former HR manager ordered to pay £7k after lying about mother's death

Suspicions were raised at the NHS trust which employed her when her new employer requested a reference for the role...
04 Mar 2026
[UK] Feeling underpaid and undervalued, 24% of employees seek new job

[UK] Feeling underpaid and undervalued, 24% of employees seek new job [UK] Feeling underpaid and undervalued, 24% of employees seek new job

Learning that a quarter of employees are preparing to change jobs underscores the urgency with which organisations need to address...
27 Feb 2026
[France] 2026 Finance Law raises flat tax and impacts expats and cross-border commuters

[France] 2026 Finance Law raises flat tax and impacts expats and cross-border commuters [France] 2026 Finance Law raises flat tax and impacts expats and cross-border commuters

The increase is the result of a 1.4 point rise in social-contribution charges (CSG) on capital income, which climbed from...
27 Feb 2026
[UK] Concerns raised as Capita awarded £700m civil service payroll contract

[UK] Concerns raised as Capita awarded £700m civil service payroll contract [UK] Concerns raised as Capita awarded £700m civil service payroll contract

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) named Capita its preferred bidder to handle payroll for more than 250,000 staff...
27 Feb 2026
[UK] £104m taxpayer bailout to cover Post Office’s historic IR35 breach

[UK] £104m taxpayer bailout to cover Post Office’s historic IR35 breach [UK] £104m taxpayer bailout to cover Post Office’s historic IR35 breach

Officials concluded that the Post Office is “not in a position to fund it” itself. The funding will be paid...
26 Feb 2026
[Spain] Digital Nomad Visa income threshold rises after minimum wage increase

[Spain] Digital Nomad Visa income threshold rises after minimum wage increase [Spain] Digital Nomad Visa income threshold rises after minimum wage increase

As DNV income requirements are pegged at 200 per cent of the SMI, a single applicant must now earn at...
26 Feb 2026
[UK] Record high number of workers on zero-hours contracts

[UK] Record high number of workers on zero-hours contracts [UK] Record high number of workers on zero-hours contracts

An uptick in 16-to-24-year-olds and workers out of full-time education saw the number of people on these contracts climb to...
24 Feb 2026
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