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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.

About 2,500 of the jobs, most of which are in corporate and technology roles, will be in the UK, where workers can collect a bonus for being on time.

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 man behind a $70m payroll fraud that left thousands of people without paychecks has been sentenced to 12 years in prison and ordered to pay $101m in restitution.

Office staff were originally due back on 7 September, but the online retailer has announced a new date of 3 January 2022.

New wave of infections in the US focuses efforts to increase vaccination rates.

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

The owner of the Call of Duty and StarCraft games franchises is facing legal action over claims of sexual harassment and discrimination against women.

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.

Elements of the government response to key modern slavery inquiry are ‘ludicrous’ and ‘lacking in credulity’, say MPs.