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[Estonia] Trade unions chief: forecast will clarify minimum wage safety [Estonia] Trade unions chief: forecast will clarify minimum wage safety

The head of the Confederation of Estonian Trade Unions says that although the minimum wage in Estonia is unlikely to...
01 Jun 2020

[UK] Pregnant women and new mothers facing redundancy during pandemic [UK] Pregnant women and new mothers facing redundancy during pandemic

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has warned that pregnant women and new mothers face losing their jobs during the...
28 May 2020

[Turkey] Minimum wage rise cancelled out by food price inflation [Turkey] Minimum wage rise cancelled out by food price inflation

The fast-rising inflation of food prices in Turkey is negating a recent rise in the country’s minimum wage.
28 May 2020

[Netherlands] One in ten workers say employer withholding holiday pay [Netherlands] One in ten workers say employer withholding holiday pay

A recent survey reveals close to one in every ten Dutch workers reporting that their annual holiday pay is being...
21 May 2020

[UK] Windfall taxes supported by majority of the public [UK] Windfall taxes supported by majority of the public

A recent opinion poll has revealed that the majority of the UK public - more than 50 per cent -...
21 May 2020

[Ireland] Unions raise concerns about surveillance of home workers [Ireland] Unions raise concerns about surveillance of home workers

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has expressed concerns about employers’ potential use of surveillance software to monitor staff...
20 May 2020

[UK] Rights for furloughed workers: can you be forced back to work? [UK] Rights for furloughed workers: can you be forced back to work?

Currently, around 7.5 million people are covered by the coronavirus furlough scheme in the UK. To safeguard against huge job...
20 May 2020