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[UK] Call for lower visa salary threshold after Brexit welcomed by employers

[UK] Call for lower visa salary threshold after Brexit welcomed by employers [UK] Call for lower visa salary threshold after Brexit welcomed by employers

The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) recommended that the threshold be reduced from the current level of £30,000 in a report published at...
06 Feb 2020
[UK] Pension Schemes Newsletter 116 January 2020

[UK] Pension Schemes Newsletter 116 January 2020 [UK] Pension Schemes Newsletter 116 January 2020

On the 14th of January 2020, HMRC published the Managing Pension Schemes Service newsletter.  This was all concerned with the “Managing Pension...
06 Feb 2020
[UK] Aldi will be one of the best-paying supermarkets after minimum wage increase

[UK] Aldi will be one of the best-paying supermarkets after minimum wage increase [UK] Aldi will be one of the best-paying supermarkets after minimum wage increase

Aldi is putting up hourly rates for workers in London to £10.90. The rate will go up to £9.40 for...
30 Jan 2020
[UK] Secondary draft legislation for off-payroll reforms published by HMRC

[UK] Secondary draft legislation for off-payroll reforms published by HMRC [UK] Secondary draft legislation for off-payroll reforms published by HMRC

IR35 was introduced in 2000 to make sure that individuals who are working like employees but through their own business...
29 Jan 2020
[UK] Widest gender pay gap for 50-somethings

[UK] Widest gender pay gap for 50-somethings [UK] Widest gender pay gap for 50-somethings

The research reveals that although both men and women achieve their peak full-time salaries in their 40s, the average gender...
29 Jan 2020
[US] The legal position of older workers and retirees

[US] The legal position of older workers and retirees [US] The legal position of older workers and retirees

In the wake of recent coverage of the mistreatment of older workers and earlier reporting on age bias in hiring, Forbes recently...
29 Jan 2020
[Portugal] Trade Unions oppose EU-wide minimum wage

[Portugal] Trade Unions oppose EU-wide minimum wage [Portugal] Trade Unions oppose EU-wide minimum wage

The CGTP - Portugal's largest trade union federation - has become the latest to object to the Brussels drive. They...
29 Jan 2020
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