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[UK] Workers carried out £26 billion unpaid overtime during 2023 [UK] Workers carried out £26 billion unpaid overtime during 2023

The figures were released on February 23, TUC’s 20th annual Work Your Proper Hours Day.
27 Feb 2024

[UK] New workplace menopause guidance [UK] New workplace menopause guidance

The EHRC guidance is intended to provide practical tips on making reasonable adjustments and fostering positive conversations about menopause.  
26 Feb 2024

[Finland] Security Service accidentally emailed out confidential payroll data [Finland] Security Service accidentally emailed out confidential payroll data

The mistakenly sent file reportedly held information - including confidential data - about nearly all of Supo’s 600 employees.
26 Feb 2024

[UK] Legal fight over ethnicity pay gaps at historic London parks [UK] Legal fight over ethnicity pay gaps at historic London parks

Cleaners at Royal Parks were being paid below the UK minimum wage until 2019, when they went on strike.
23 Feb 2024

[UK] Greggs and easyJet among employers named for minimum wage failings [UK] Greggs and easyJet among employers named for minimum wage failings

The well-known businesses appeared in a list of 542 firms forced to repay more than £16m to 172,000 workers in...
23 Feb 2024

[France] Key labour law changes for 2024 [France] Key labour law changes for 2024

Employers must now provide “key information relating to the employment relationship” in writing for newly hired and current employees.
21 Feb 2024

[France] Worker pay strike closes Eiffel Tower [France] Worker pay strike closes Eiffel Tower

Visits to the 1083-foot-tall tower have rapidly increased in the lead-up to the Summer Olympics.
20 Feb 2024