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    UK employees worried by potential rise of US working culture

    by Adam McCulloch 24 Apr 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 24 Apr 2025

    Workers in Italy, France, Spain, Germany, and the UK have a heightened level of anxiety over the spread of US corporate culture in Europe

    • France
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    • Minimum wage

    P&O to pay workers French minimum wage

    by Jo Faragher 23 Apr 2024
    by Jo Faragher 23 Apr 2024

    P&O wages: Ferry operator will comply with new French regulations requiring it to pay £9.96 an hour minimum to workers.

    • France
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    • Minimum wage

    New French law sets £9.96 minimum wage for ferry operators

    by Adam McCulloch 20 Mar 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 20 Mar 2024

    French maritime minister says he was ‘shocked’ by P&O Ferries sackings, adding his government ‘needed to do something’.

    • General Data Protection Regulation
    • France
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    Amazon fined €32m for ‘excessive’ employee monitoring

    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Jan 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Jan 2024

    Amazon has been fined €32m (£27m) for 'excessively monitoring' employees in its warehouses in France.

    • Employee relations
    • Employment law
    • France

    Seafarers’ Charter announced by UK and France

    by Rob Moss 24 Jul 2023
    by Rob Moss 24 Jul 2023

    Thousands of seafarers will be guaranteed fair wages, proper rest periods and suitable training, thanks to a new Seafarers’ Charter...

    • Employment law
    • Bank holidays
    • France

    Boozy parties? Merci, non: French court backs the right to be boring

    by Adam McCulloch 16 Dec 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 16 Dec 2022

    A court of appeal in France gives legal backing to party pooping. Meanwhile, in the UK, people are slowly waking up to the realisation they can take some time off later this month.

    • France
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    • Dismissal

    French worker wins ‘right to be boring’ case

    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Nov 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Nov 2022

    A French court has ruled that employers cannot dismiss an employee simply because they won’t partake in after-work drinks or...

    • Bullying and harassment
    • Financial services
    • France

    BNP Paribas banker accused of ’emotional terrorism’ wins €1.7m for unfair dismissal

    by Ashleigh Webber 19 May 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 19 May 2022

    A banker who was accused of 'emotional terrorism' by colleagues has been awarded almost €1.7 million (£1.4m) for unfair dismissal.

    • Brexit
    • Europe
    • Coronavirus

    City relocations due to Brexit fall over pandemic

    by Rob Moss 20 Dec 2021
    by Rob Moss 20 Dec 2021

    Brexit-related changes such as relocating staff or establishing new EU offices in the financial services sector has remained subdued over...

    • Europe
    • France
    • Latest News

    Low number of sick days in UK a sign of ‘outdated legacy attitudes‘

    by Adam McCulloch 25 Nov 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 25 Nov 2021

    UK’s average of 5.8 days sick leave last year indicative of how ‘fear and control’ holds sway at many organisations.

    • Hybrid working
    • Europe
    • France

    Workers feel hybrid arrangements don’t suit their preferences

    by Jo Faragher 10 Nov 2021
    by Jo Faragher 10 Nov 2021

    Only 28% of employees feel that the hybrid work models offered by their organisation suit their preferences, despite most offices...

    • Coronavirus
    • Europe
    • Vaccinations

    Thousands of health workers in France suspended for not taking Covid vaccine

    by Adam McCulloch 17 Sep 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 17 Sep 2021

    Despite rollout success and low Covid case rates, vaccine-hesitant health workers have been suspended without pay.

    • Employment law
    • France
    • Data protection

    Ikea France fined €1m for spying on staff

    by Rob Moss 15 Jun 2021
    by Rob Moss 15 Jun 2021

    French subsidiary of Swedish furniture retailer receives €1 million fine for snooping of employees.

    • Brexit
    • Europe
    • Financial services

    Bankers reluctant to leave London for EU

    by Adam McCulloch 7 Jun 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 7 Jun 2021

    The movement of banking interests from London to locations within the EU have hit a stumbling block: the UK-based employees often don't want to move.

    • Hybrid working
    • Offices
    • Coronavirus

    Staff don’t expect to return to office before June

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Feb 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Feb 2021

    Office workers across Europe do not expect to return to the workplace until at least the summer, according to a survey.

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