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[UK] 43% of care workers earn less than Living Wage [UK] 43% of care workers earn less than Living Wage

The statistics show that it would cost £415m to pay the real Living Wage to all adult social care workers...
20 Jun 2024

[EMEA] Ford plans further European job cuts [EMEA] Ford plans further European job cuts

The head of the works council at Ford's Cologne plant, Benjamin Gruschka told Reuters that it is not yet clear...
20 Jun 2024

[Germany] IG Metall seeking 7% pay bump for millions of workers [Germany] IG Metall seeking 7% pay bump for millions of workers

IG Metall leadership stated that it was recommending a demand for a significant wage bump for 3.9 million workers because...
20 Jun 2024

[Spain] Low uptake for menstrual leave one year on [Spain] Low uptake for menstrual leave one year on

From June 1, 2023, to April 24, 2024, an average of 4.75 people took menstrual leave each day. The average...
14 Jun 2024

[UK] £1.7m tax bill for top presenter after HMRC appeal loss [UK] £1.7m tax bill for top presenter after HMRC appeal loss

Mr Chiles has now been in a 10-year legal battle with HMRC over whether he should have been classed as...
11 Jun 2024

[France] AFP journalists striking over expat job status changes [France] AFP journalists striking over expat job status changes

The strike primarily disrupted the French-language production of AFP during a key period for the nation’s domestic news.
11 Jun 2024

[UK] New pay offer suspends Morrisons warehouse strikes [UK] New pay offer suspends Morrisons warehouse strikes

Warehouse staff were being forced to increase their own pension contributions while Morrisons reduced it by the same amount.
07 Jun 2024