Europe

English could join Swedish and Finnish as an official language in Helsinki, says its mayor, as tech skills shortfalls bite.

Multinational bank UBS has told staff that they can continue to work from home if they haven't yet chosen to be vaccinated against Covid.

The SNP wants to weigh up a shift to a four day working week, ‘as and when’ Scotland gains full control of employment rights.

The move by Italian high-end design firm Brunello Cucinelli is designed to protect workers who have been vaccinated.

A teacher who had been suspected, but not charged, of possessing indecent images of children was fairly dismissed, the Court...

The ban was justified, said the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, by an employer's need to present a neutral image.

Trials of reduced working hours have led to new employment contracts for many people in Iceland.

IR35 reforms in the private sector have posed significant challenges for organisations that want to use contractors for short-term project work.

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

Global skills report makes uncomfortable reading for UK businesses and may affect plans to implement hybrid working.

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.

The deadline for EU workers and their families to apply for permanent residency in the UK has focused attention on the need for employers to safeguard workers.

New figures show 37% fall in work-related visas.

Food delivery and courier companies in Spain now three months to employ drivers as staff under a landmark new law.

First Minister Mark Drakeford has revealed that Wales is planning to trial a universal basic income scheme, whereby every citizen receives money to cover basic living costs.