Europe

An average worker in Burnley will earn in a full year what a worker in London will be paid by August, according to Centre for Cities.

The CIPD is urging employers to offer flexible working provisions as more weather warnings are issued across the UK.

The EU AI Act is due to come into force in February, and will impact any company that develops or deploys large language model tools in the EU.

What options do employees in the UK on Ukraine schemes have if they want to stay on in the long-term?

Volkswagen has agreed a deal with the IG Metall trade union that will avoid further strikes, plant closures in Germany and immediate compulsory redundancies.

Lycamobile is slashing its UK workforce by 90%, putting more than 300 jobs at risk just days before Christmas.

TalkTalk is cutting hundreds of jobs in an attempt to save more than £120 million as part of a “radical” restructuring plan.

Boohoo Group is expected to axe 200 jobs as part of a redundancy programme as it cuts back on spending across the company.

The number of employer-organised Christmas parties are rising in London, with three in four (75%) of office workers planning to attend one.

A woman has settled a case of alleged sexual harassment at a work Christmas dinner.

A consultation has been launched in Northern Ireland on gender, ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting.

Airbus is slashing 477 jobs in the UK and 2,000 globally by mid-2026, representing 5% of its global workforce.

Volkswagen employees in Germany are striking over company plans to slash pay and cut thousands of jobs.

Highland Council officers are facing questions over how payroll overpayments have been allowed to stretch to over £600,000.

Three of the UK’s biggest health unions are urging the government to hold direct NHS pay talks and ignore the advice of an independent panel.