Europe

More than half of UK employees say they they have been expected to work outside of regular working hours during lockdown; employees in EU may soon benefit from 'right to disconnect' rules.

Brewing giant Heineken has announced plans to cut nearly 10% of its global workforce as the coronavirus pandemic badly affects sales.

Food delivery firm Just Eat is hiring 4,500 of its delivery workers on permanent contracts in France, with benefits including holiday pay and pensions.

An unemployed engineer has been charged with murder after fatally shooting two people in France – including an HR manager...

UK workers could be laid off as businesses set up new companies within the EU.

The HR and payroll environment in the UK is one of the most complex in Europe, according to research, although...

Europe's largest economy reports better than expected jobless figures despite renewed lockdown.

The more focus companies put on financial incentives for CEOs’ bonuses, the worse the firm’s commercial performance, according to a...

The Brexit deal leaves workers’ rights and environmental protections at serious risk of erosion an analysis has concluded.

Many feel the lucrative professional services sector has been ignored by the government. Mutually recogised qualifications are a particular problem.

A banker working for Societe Generale was unfairly dismissed after he failed to return after a three-year sabbatical.
The employee,...

Paris city authorities have been fined €90,000 for recruiting too many women into senior roles and breaching the country’s rules...

As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, governments across Europe have implemented extraordinary measures to help employers and staff to...

Many of the City's largest law firms had spent thousands qualifying lawyers for Irish practice hoping for EU access.

As HR and payroll teams in the Republic of Ireland prepare for the new tax year, Personnel Today looks at...