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Will working from home remain a perk or become a right?
Employees have had the right to request flexible working – including working from home – for some time now. Remote...
How Europe is supporting workers in the coronavirus outbreak
As chancellor Rishi Sunak prepares to announce plans to support the wages of millions of worker we look at similar schemes in their infancy on the Continent.
Warnings as Brexit and China stifle recruitment firms
Two of the UK’s largest recruitment firms have both issued lacklustre trading statements as market conditions deteriorate, a trend confirmed with the latest data from the UK resourcing industry.
Whistleblowing culture ‘firmly entrenched’ in the UK
Although 35% of UK businesses have no system in place for whistleblowing, a comparison with other economically similar nations in Europe shows that the UK is ahead of the curve.
Germany lags behind as gender pay gap narrows
The UK’s slight gender pay gap narrowing means it is in step with other economically similar nations. But Germany has...
How worker representatives on boards might affect employers
Theresa May, the UK’s incoming Prime Minister, this week vowed to put worker representatives on boards of major companies. What...
EU immigrants fear discrimination amid Brexit debate
Europeans working in the UK fear the impact of a Brexit vote according to research released today, one month ahead...
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