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[Britain] Pandemic has made planned minimum wage rise ‘unaffordable’ [Britain] Pandemic has made planned minimum wage rise ‘unaffordable’

A discussion has arisen among ministers and officials about the possibility of putting an "emergency brake" on the minimum pay...
07 Sep 2020

[UK] Revolut customers experience delays getting salaries [UK] Revolut customers experience delays getting salaries

Users of UK-based European virtual bank Revolut have reportedly experienced delays getting salaries due to be paid to them on...
03 Sep 2020

[Cyprus] Unions threaten to fight salary cuts when support schemes end [Cyprus] Unions threaten to fight salary cuts when support schemes end

On August 31 Cyprus trade unions warned that they would fight back against attempts from employers to cut salaries or...
03 Sep 2020

[UK] Arcadia accused of breaching employment law over notice pay [UK] Arcadia accused of breaching employment law over notice pay

Sir Philip Green’s retail group Arcadia has been accused by staff of breaching employment law by basing employees’ redundancy notice...
27 Aug 2020

[UK] Kennedys raise staff salaries despite COVID-19 [UK] Kennedys raise staff salaries despite COVID-19

International law firm Kennedys has announced that it intends to proceed with salary increases for all staff from November, despite...
27 Aug 2020

[UK] Priti Patel urges Boohoo to protect workers [UK] Priti Patel urges Boohoo to protect workers

Priti Patel - the UK home secretary has - written to online ‘fast-fashion’ retailer Boohoo to urge the company to...
25 Aug 2020

[Ukraine] President asks MPs to support minimum wage increase [Ukraine] President asks MPs to support minimum wage increase

On August 25,  President Volodymyr Zelensky gathered MPs for an extraordinary meeting and asked for their support of the draft law to...
18 Aug 2020