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[UK] Autumn Budget 2021: Chancellor says ‘Cheers’ [UK] Autumn Budget 2021: Chancellor says ‘Cheers’

Today was the second UK fiscal event this year and incorporated the spending review which is when the UK government...
27 Oct 2021

[UK] Staff angered by DHL demand for furlough overpayments to be returned [UK] Staff angered by DHL demand for furlough overpayments to be returned

The firm admitted that some employees had been overpaid during the pandemic and confirmed it was in talks with workers...
27 Oct 2021

[Northern Ireland] Teaching unions call for employment law change [Northern Ireland] Teaching unions call for employment law change

A Catholic teacher could therefore legally lose a job to a Protestant teacher and vice-versa. 
27 Oct 2021

[UK] Budget 2021: Hourly minimum wage will hit £10 by next general election [UK] Budget 2021: Hourly minimum wage will hit £10 by next general election

The hourly minimum wage, which currently stands at £8.91, could go up to £9.45, according to recent reporting.
26 Oct 2021

[Hungary] Government backs parallel minimum wage rise for skilled workers [Hungary] Government backs parallel minimum wage rise for skilled workers

The government had previously announced its intention to raise the minimum wage for unskilled workers by over 19 per cent.
22 Oct 2021

[Spain] Impending Brexit rule change prompts crackdown on UK expats [Spain] Impending Brexit rule change prompts crackdown on UK expats

The exchange of UK driving licences is one among a series of rules that Brits living in the EU member...
22 Oct 2021

[UK] CBILS and BBLS COVID loan defaults could reach £22bn [UK] CBILS and BBLS COVID loan defaults could reach £22bn

Of the roughly £74bn lent under the BBLS and CBILS schemes a default figure of £22bn of would represent about...
21 Oct 2021