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[UK] Employment Rights Bill and AI adoption contribute to increased job losses [UK] Employment Rights Bill and AI adoption contribute to increased job losses

The sectors recording the sharpest proportional increase were public administration, health and education, with notified proposals reportedly rising by 19...
14 Nov 2025

[EMEA] Majority of EU minimum wage directive approved by European Court [EMEA] Majority of EU minimum wage directive approved by European Court

Copenhagen believed the text undermined the division of powers between the EU and its member states by directly interfering in...
13 Nov 2025

[Scotland] 'Five times more’ Living Wage employers than UK [Scotland] 'Five times more’ Living Wage employers than UK

The Scottish Government has made paying the real Living Wage a requirement for firms in receipt of public grants, helping...
10 Nov 2025

[Portugal] Tens of thousands protest proposed labour reforms [Portugal] Tens of thousands protest proposed labour reforms

Opponents want the package withdrawn, saying it threatens workers’ rights. Demonstrators carried posters that read “No to the labour package”...
09 Nov 2025

[UK] Failing to support staff through IVF could incur £217m in hidden costs [UK] Failing to support staff through IVF could incur £217m in hidden costs

The campaign group Fertility Matters at Work estimated that companies without fertility leave pay £35,317 per affected employee.
08 Nov 2025

[EMEA] Payroll glitch sent debt letters to unpaid DoDEA teachers during shutdown [EMEA] Payroll glitch sent debt letters to unpaid DoDEA teachers during shutdown

Employees of DoDEA are reportedly “excepted”; considered mission-essential, and therefore continue to work without pay. 
08 Nov 2025

[UK] Retail groups flag employment reform hiring risks [UK] Retail groups flag employment reform hiring risks

The British Retail Consortium (BRC), representing the sector, urged MPs to “support the practical amendments tabled by peers last week”...
08 Nov 2025