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[Northern Ireland] Full redundancy payments for furloughed employees

[Northern Ireland] Full redundancy payments for furloughed employees [Northern Ireland] Full redundancy payments for furloughed employees

Employment lawyers have welcomed legislative changes which mean workers in Northern Ireland who lose their jobs while furloughed will receive...
18 Aug 2020
[UK] Self-isolating Greencore workers faced pay cut

[UK] Self-isolating Greencore workers faced pay cut [UK] Self-isolating Greencore workers faced pay cut

Representatives have claimed that staff at a Northampton-based Greencore sandwich factory at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak were told they would be...
17 Aug 2020
[Portugal] Ryanair criticised for ‘indecent’ offer to employees

[Portugal] Ryanair criticised for ‘indecent’ offer to employees [Portugal] Ryanair criticised for ‘indecent’ offer to employees

Ryanair is facing criticism for an offer to its employees of a contract for a salary lower than the Portuguese...
17 Aug 2020
[Germany] Union backs four-day week to secure jobs

[Germany] Union backs four-day week to secure jobs [Germany] Union backs four-day week to secure jobs

On August 15, IG Metall - Germany's largest trade union - proposed negotiating for a move to a four-day week...
17 Aug 2020
[UK] Morgan Sindall pledges £9m furlough payback despite profits halving

[UK] Morgan Sindall pledges £9m furlough payback despite profits halving [UK] Morgan Sindall pledges £9m furlough payback despite profits halving

Morgan Sindall's profit fell by more than half in the first six months of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 
12 Aug 2020
[UK] CitySprint loses third workers status tribunal

[UK] CitySprint loses third workers status tribunal [UK] CitySprint loses third workers status tribunal

The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has asked the government to do a better job of enforcing employment...
12 Aug 2020
[UK] Protesting workers at Sheffield Papa John’s win lockdown pay dispute

[UK] Protesting workers at Sheffield Papa John’s win lockdown pay dispute [UK] Protesting workers at Sheffield Papa John’s win lockdown pay dispute

Workers and ex-workers at a Papa John’s branch in Sheffield were paid in full on July 31 for outstanding wages...
12 Aug 2020
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