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[UK] Fears of widespread redundancies as furlough ends [UK] Fears of widespread redundancies as furlough ends

The most recent data from July 2021 suggests 1.6 million employees were still on furlough.
01 Oct 2021

[Spain] Minimum wage increased by €15 with immediate effect [Spain] Minimum wage increased by €15 with immediate effect

Following an agreement between the country’s Work Affairs Ministry and national workers’ unions, Spain’s salario mínimo interprofesional (SMI) will officially...
01 Oct 2021

[UK] Government failing to keep track of the risk posed by legacy systems [UK] Government failing to keep track of the risk posed by legacy systems

The National Audit Office revealed an ICL mainframe from the 1980s was one of the systems implicated in an underpayment of...
29 Sep 2021

[Malta] Paper timesheets converted into payroll with Buddy’s AI tech [Malta] Paper timesheets converted into payroll with Buddy’s AI tech

Buddy’s new enhancement converts paper-based timesheets into accurate payroll data with a simple photo upload.
28 Sep 2021

[UK] Royds Withy King introduces pregnancy loss leave [UK] Royds Withy King introduces pregnancy loss leave

The policy was launched on 21 September, it is accessible for any of the firms 480 staff members who either suffer a...
28 Sep 2021

[UK] Tech contractors frustrated by Giant Pay outage [UK] Tech contractors frustrated by Giant Pay outage

A number of employees - including tech contractors - expressed their frustration and anger at the lack of information from...
27 Sep 2021

[UK] Day one employment rights strengthened under government’s new plans [UK] Day one employment rights strengthened under government’s new plans

The consultation looks at a range of flexible working methods such as job-sharing, flexitime, compressed, annualised and staggered hours, as...
24 Sep 2021