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[EU] European Parliament approves pay transparency directive
31 Mar 23
[Global] Papaya Global Introduces mobile app to personal portal
30 Mar 23
[UK] Gary Lineker wins £4.9 million tax battle with HMRC
30 Mar 23
[South Africa] SARS focusing on remote workers and foreign employers
30 Mar 23
[Netherlands] Supreme Court rules Deliveroo riders are employees
30 Mar 23
[New Zealand] 'Frivolous' ERA claim over demands to stop ACC, PAYE levies dismissed
30 Mar 23
[UK] One step closer to extra paid leave for parents of newborns in neonatal care
30 Mar 23
[UK] Amazon workers plan further strikes after branding pay rise “an insult”
29 Mar 23
[US] Silicon Valley Bank bought by rival
29 Mar 23
[EU] European Parliament approves pay transparency directive
31 Mar 23
[Global] Papaya Global Introduces mobile app to personal portal
30 Mar 23
[UK] Gary Lineker wins £4.9 million tax battle with HMRC
30 Mar 23
[South Africa] SARS focusing on remote workers and foreign employers
30 Mar 23
[Netherlands] Supreme Court rules Deliveroo riders are employees
30 Mar 23
[New Zealand] 'Frivolous' ERA claim over demands to stop ACC, PAYE levies dismissed
30 Mar 23
[UK] One step closer to extra paid leave for parents of newborns in neonatal care
30 Mar 23
[UK] Amazon workers plan further strikes after branding pay rise “an insult”
29 Mar 23
[US] Silicon Valley Bank bought by rival
29 Mar 23

United Kingdom

EMEA

[UK] One million small companies operating with no cash margin - UK small companies, small companies operating without a cash buffer, small companies struggling to save

[UK] One million small companies operating with no cash margin [UK] One million small companies operating with no cash margin

The Yell.com study canvassed the opinions of 500 bosses in the wake of the pandemic period and the ongoing cost...
29 Mar 2023
[Guernsey] Calls for improved maternity benefits in line with Jersey - mother and child, maternity leave and benefits Guernsey, bring Guernsey's maternity benefits in line with Jersey

[Guernsey] Calls for improved maternity benefits in line with Jersey [Guernsey] Calls for improved maternity benefits in line with Jersey

In Guernsey, there is currently no legal requirement for employers to pay any parental leave and no statutory right to...
28 Mar 2023
[Ireland] Workers urged not to leave sizeable tax refunds on the table - wallet of Euro bills, tax refunds available for Irish workers, how to claim a tax refund from Revenue Ireland

[Ireland] Workers urged not to leave sizeable tax refunds on the table [Ireland] Workers urged not to leave sizeable tax refunds on the table

In July 2022, it was revealed that almost 500,000 people overpaid a staggering €300 million in income tax in 2021.
28 Mar 2023

APAC

[Pakistan] Unions negotiate 28% minimum wage hike in Punjab - textile worker Punjab, Punjab province minimum wage increase, pay rise for skilled and unskilled workers in Punjab

[Pakistan] Unions negotiate 28% minimum wage hike in Punjab [Pakistan] Unions negotiate 28% minimum wage hike in Punjab

The Punjab province has a population of over 100 million, including approximately 10 million industrial workers employed across 102 sectors.
24 Mar 2023
[Indonesia] Controversial jobs decree passed into law - Indonesian flag, Indonesian parliament passes emergency jobs decree, investment and jobs Indonesia

[Indonesia] Controversial jobs decree passed into law [Indonesia] Controversial jobs decree passed into law

The law revises more than 70 other laws and has been praised by foreign investors for streamlining business rules.
24 Mar 2023

AFRICA

[Egypt] LE 150 billion package for annual state pension and minimum wage rise - Presidential Palace and museum Cairo Egypt, pension and minimum wage package in Egypt

[Egypt] LE 150 billion package for annual state pension and minimum wage rise [Egypt] LE 150 billion package for annual state pension and minimum wage rise

The decisions come as part of state efforts to contain the largest portion possible of the global inflation wave and...
06 Mar 2023
[Kenya] Probe launched into sex abuse allegations at UK tea firms - sexual abuse at Kenyan tea plantations, sex abuse at plantaions producing UK's favourite teas, tea pickers, plantation workers Kenya

[Kenya] Probe launched into sex abuse allegations at UK tea firms [Kenya] Probe launched into sex abuse allegations at UK tea firms

More than 70 women working in the plantations in Kenya’s Rift Valley revealed that they had been sexually abused by...
24 Feb 2023
[Sierra Leone] Landmark law to protect women’s rights - women's rights Sierra Leone, rights for women Sierra Leone, women carry fruit in baskets on the shore

[Sierra Leone] Landmark law to protect women’s rights [Sierra Leone] Landmark law to protect women’s rights

30 per cent of government and private sector jobs in the country will be reserved for women under the new...
24 Jan 2023

AMERICAS

[Canada] $685 million owed to workers repaid by federal payroll system so far - Canadian Parliament, repayments to workers failed by Phoenix Pay System, Phoenix Pay System repayments continue

[Canada] $685 million owed to workers repaid by federal payroll system so far [Canada] $685 million owed to workers repaid by federal payroll system so far

The federal government is still calculating the total cost of the Phoenix Pay System (PPS) failure, which began in 2016.
24 Mar 2023
[US] The ghost job listing phenomenon - ghost job listings, jobseeker on laptop, job adverts with no link to actual jobs

[US] The ghost job listing phenomenon [US] The ghost job listing phenomenon

One-third of the managers who said they advertised jobs they weren’t trying to fill said they kept the listings up...
21 Mar 2023
[US] Tech worker spots her role posted with higher salary and applies for it - salary transparency New York, transparency in New York job lsitings, searching for work, tech worker sees her own job listed

[US] Tech worker spots her role posted with higher salary and applies for it [US] Tech worker spots her role posted with higher salary and applies for it

Kimberly Nguyen revealed on Twitter her discovery that Citi was hiring a full-time UX Copywriter based in New York who...
20 Mar 2023

MIDDLE EAST

[Kuwait] Expat workers stage sit-in to protest 8 months without pay - Kuwait flag against city backdrop, expat workers unpaid for 8 months in Kuwait, expats sit-in over unpaid wages Kuwait City

[Kuwait] Expat workers stage sit-in to protest 8 months without pay [Kuwait] Expat workers stage sit-in to protest 8 months without pay

Mashari Al-Sanad - head of the Committee for Migrant Workers at the Human Rights Society - spoke to the protesters...
07 Mar 2023
[Kuwait] 1,800 expat teachers await decision on their futures - contracts of expat teachers under threat, expat teachers Kuwait, Kuwaiti school children

[Kuwait] 1,800 expat teachers await a decision on their future [Kuwait] 1,800 expat teachers await a decision on their future

The subjects with teaching roles under threat include Islamic education, social studies, computers, art education and music.
20 Feb 2023
[Middle East] UAE and Saudi Arabia could grant citizenship to expats - potential citizenship for expats in Middle East, women drivers Saudi Arabia, UAE and Saudi Arabia move away from oil

[Middle East] UAE and Saudi Arabia could grant citizenship to expats [Middle East] UAE and Saudi Arabia could grant citizenship to expats

The UAE alone has an expat population of around 90 per cent (10 million) and many have been residents in...
18 Feb 2023

GLOBAL

[Global] Payroll operators seeking fortified security after 60% hit by cyberattacks - payroll operators seek fortified cybersecurity, cybersecurity, payroll cyber attacks, payroll data hacks

[Global] Payroll operators prioritising fortified security after 60% hit by cyberattacks [Global] Payroll operators prioritising fortified security after 60% hit by cyberattacks

ADP revealed that 44 per cent of those surveyed viewed data security advancements as the most important issue for payroll...
22 Mar 2023
[Global] Bob Rehill Partnership Network name and brand change - rebranding, name change, Bob REhill rebrand, Bob Rehill Partnership Network becomes Centriq Ltd

[Global] Bob Rehill Partnership Network name and brand change [Global] Bob Rehill Partnership Network name and brand change

The “powered by Bob Rehill” slogan will remain in Cintriq’s logo for the time being to maintain the connection to...
22 Mar 2023

CONTRIBUTED ARTICLES

Payroll is a Career: The GPA Summit Panel Discussion - Payroll is a Career discussion, GPA UK Payroll Summit roundup, Global Payroll Association Summit 2023, PAYROLLISACAREER campaign

Payroll is a Career: The GPA Summit Panel Discussion Payroll is a Career: The GPA Summit Panel Discussion

Mel spoke passionately about the GPA’s #PAYROLLISACAREER campaign, sharing inspiring video footage and encouraging others to get involved.
16 Mar 2023
Rethinking Contemporary Payroll Transformations, Alight Solutions, Rethinking Payroll Trasformations for 2023 and Beyond, Alight and GPA Rethinking Payroll Transformations

Rethinking Contemporary Payroll Transformations Rethinking Contemporary Payroll Transformations

Radical, valuable change within an organization can only happen when a strategic direction is identified and the key players have...
06 Mar 2023
Why the resignation of Twitter's entire payroll department matters - Twitter's payroll department quits, payroll resignations are a significant loss for Twitter, hardcore Musk loses his payroll department

Why the resignation of Twitter's entire payroll department matters Why the resignation of Twitter's entire payroll department matters

Without payroll, everything falls apart. Fast. Payroll is the steady heartbeat of every business.
28 Nov 2022

ADP: POTENTIAL OF PAYROLL

Make payroll more rewarding

Make payroll more rewarding Make payroll more rewarding

Even though it’s a large part of company spend, the importance of controlling payroll is often overlooked. The pandemic changed...
08 Dec 2021
Turn challenges into opportunities

Turn challenges into opportunities Turn challenges into opportunities

Often, payroll only gets the attention it deserves at times of major upheaval. Unfortunately, that may also be for all...
08 Dec 2021
Get the payroll your business needs

Get the payroll your business needs Get the payroll your business needs

A four-step guide to getting more from your payroll. 
16 Nov 2021

TAX CORNER

Globally mobile employees and share schemes - globally mobile employees, global mobility taxes, tax corner, global mobility UK

Globally mobile employees and share schemes Globally mobile employees and share schemes

Share schemes are seen as a way of both retaining and incentivising employees.
08 Aug 2022
Pension contributions for globally mobile employees: a taxing challenge - pensions, UK pensions, auto-enrolment, pensions and tax, pension scheme

Pension contributions for globally mobile employees: a taxing challenge Pension contributions for globally mobile employees: a taxing challenge

Making contributions to a pension scheme is normally one of the most tax-efficient ways of saving in any country.
06 Jun 2022
[Tax Corner] Auto-enrolment for globally mobile employees - globally mobile employee pensions, auto-enrolment for globally mobile employees, pensions and global mobility, pensions and working overseas

[Tax Corner] Auto-enrolment for globally mobile employees [Tax Corner] Auto-enrolment for globally mobile employees

Before we look at the position for globally mobile employees, let’s recap first on the core rules for all employees.  
31 May 2022