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[Poland] Labour code amendments to improve parental leave and workers’ rights [Poland] Labour code amendments to improve parental leave and workers’ rights

The changes are a national implementation of EU directives on working conditions and work-life balance for parents and carers.
08 Feb 2022

[UK] 1 in 4 SMEs could struggle to meet payroll this April [UK] 1 in 4 SMEs could struggle to meet payroll this April

Welsh SMEs paint a “particularly bleak picture” about the current strains on small businesses.
08 Feb 2022

[UK] Ethnic minority and older workers have less sick pay access [UK] Ethnic minority and older workers have less sick pay access

Households earning less than £25,000 were twice as likely to lack access to any sick pay compared to those earning...
07 Feb 2022

[UK] HRT will be available over the counter for the first time [UK] HRT will be available over the counter for the first time

Statistics show that only around 150,000 women in the UK are currently prescribed HRT despite 1.5 million women going through...
04 Feb 2022

[Jersey] Audit into CFPS overpayments to self-employed [Jersey] Audit into CFPS overpayments to self-employed

The States of Jersey said about 270 islanders may have received more money than they were entitled to through the...
03 Feb 2022

Pensions of up to 500,000 British expats “frozen” due to where they live Pensions of up to 500,000 British expats “frozen” due to where they live

The UK's state pension increases most years but this benefit is not guaranteed to everyone who lives abroad.
02 Feb 2022

[UK] Hundreds of delivery drivers join labour rights battle against Amazon [UK] Hundreds of delivery drivers join labour rights battle against Amazon

Drivers who deliver Amazon packages to addresses through “delivery service partner” companies are classified as self-employed.
02 Feb 2022