Trials of reduced working hours have led to new employment contracts for many people in Iceland.
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IR35 reforms in the private sector have posed significant challenges for organisations that want to use contractors for short-term project work.
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French subsidiary of Swedish furniture retailer receives €1 million fine for snooping of employees.
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Global skills report makes uncomfortable reading for UK businesses and may affect plans to implement hybrid working.
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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.
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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.
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New figures show 37% fall in work-related visas.
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Food delivery and courier companies in Spain now three months to employ drivers as staff under a landmark new law.
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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.
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Dublin's binary approach to the gig economy has created a zero-sum game for platform operators and contractors. It's time for a rethink.
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Two HR professionals are under investigation after a hospital ‘worker’ in southern Italy was found not to have shown up for a shift in 15 years.
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For much of 2020, with the UK in the grip of the Covid pandemic, the Home Office did not issue any Right to Work fines but in the final quarter of last year 77 fines were issued.
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This powerful, moving and uplifting interview on Oven-Ready HR shines a light on the extraordinary journey and bravery shown by Aoife Martin.
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More than 200,000 NHS health workers and social care staff in Wales are to receive a £735 bonus from the government.
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The Spanish government has agreed to trial a four-day working week for companies interested in the idea.