The Belfast company that built the Titanic has announced it is insolvent, putting between 50 and 60 jobs at risk.
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Employers believe the UK will become less attractive to investors if new employment policies are introduced in their current form.
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The moves are meant to ‘reduce costs in Germany to a competitive level’ as the market for electric vehicles evolves.
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One in three small and medium-sized companies believe artificial intelligence could positively transform workplaces, according to a global study.
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Will the UK go with a code of practice, such as that of Ireland, or add teeth, thus following examples in Belgium and Australia?
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With the UK’s skills system ‘in a mess’ according to Keir Starmer, the UK's new skills strategy could do worse than look at how schemes similar to Skills England have fared in the Netherlands.
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Centre for Cities hybrid working research shows full-time London workers now spend 2.7 days in the office, up from 2.2 days last year.
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Downing Street says government plans to introduce a ‘right to switch off’ could boost productivity by allowing people time to rest.
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Waitress sexually harassed and dismissed by her boss after only a month awarded nearly £43,000 at the employment tribunal.
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Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) must pay a former executive more than €550,000 in compensation for unfair dismissal.
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Fewer than half of UK headquartered businesses are ready to meet the requirements of the European Union Pay Transparency directive.
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Hiring intentions in London are outpacing the rest of the UK, but the REC believes it could be encouraging news for the whole economy.
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Supermarket chain Aldi is set to open four more stores in London, creating 150 new jobs by the end of the year.
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Council of Europe finds that unfair dismissal protections in Spain are insufficient and its legislation breaches the European Social Charter.
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Irish government announces it will extend parents' leave benefit allowance from seven weeks to nine weeks as of next month.