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[UK] Decline in number of employees donating to charities via Payroll Giving [UK] Decline in number of employees donating to charities via Payroll Giving

59 per cent of people are unaware of Payroll Giving, which allows employees to donate to charity via their salary...
02 May 2024

[Germany] VW moves to trim payroll with €900 million buyouts offer [Germany] VW moves to trim payroll with €900 million buyouts offer

Long-standing administration workers will get a €50,000 premium if they opt to end their contracts early.
02 May 2024

[UK] Ocado provokes criticism with £14.8m bonus package for top boss [UK] Ocado provokes criticism with £14.8m bonus package for top boss

Shareholder advisory group Glass Lewis urged investors to vote against the grocery group’s remuneration policy and performance share plan.
01 May 2024

[UK] Pay packets in two-thirds of local authorities worth less than in 2008 [UK] Pay packets in two-thirds of local authorities worth less than in 2008

Real wages in every UK local authority remain far below where they would be if they had grown at the...
01 May 2024

[EMEA] Law banning forced labour products passed by European Parliament [EMEA] Law banning forced labour products passed by European Parliament

According to Uyghur advocates, the move will help clamp down on China’s use of forced labour in far western Xinjiang.
26 Apr 2024

[EMEA] EU parliament approves platform worker labour law [EMEA] EU parliament approves platform worker labour law

Platforms have taken the position that these workers are self-employed. This excludes them from some EU labour rights such as...
25 Apr 2024

[EU] Minimum Wages Directive working according to trade unions [EU] Minimum Wages Directive working according to trade unions

The latest data demonstrates a substantial nominal increase in statutory minimum wages in 15 out of the 22 EU countries...
24 Apr 2024