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[UK] Charity calls for mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting to boost economy
23 Mar 23
[France] Protests over government decision on pension reform intensify
23 Mar 23
[UK] Launch of ‘Living Pension Employer’ standard scheme
23 Mar 23
[Global] Payroll operators seeking fortified security after 60% hit by cyberattacks
22 Mar 23
[Australia] Guilty verdict and prison term for fifth Plutus payroll fraudster
22 Mar 23
[Global] Bob Rehill Partnership Network name and brand change
22 Mar 23
[US] The ghost job listing phenomenon
21 Mar 23
[UK] Experian announces Access Group partnership
21 Mar 23
[Global] Recruiter cautions against ‘salary nomad’ work trend
21 Mar 23
[UK] Charity calls for mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting to boost economy
23 Mar 23
[France] Protests over government decision on pension reform intensify
23 Mar 23
[UK] Launch of ‘Living Pension Employer’ standard scheme
23 Mar 23
[Global] Payroll operators seeking fortified security after 60% hit by cyberattacks
22 Mar 23
[Australia] Guilty verdict and prison term for fifth Plutus payroll fraudster
22 Mar 23
[Global] Bob Rehill Partnership Network name and brand change
22 Mar 23
[US] The ghost job listing phenomenon
21 Mar 23
[UK] Experian announces Access Group partnership
21 Mar 23
[Global] Recruiter cautions against ‘salary nomad’ work trend
21 Mar 23

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EMEA

[Ireland] Payroll levels suggest early signs of tech sector stress - Irelnd's tech sector, tech sector employees, information and communication employee numbers fall

[Ireland] Payroll levels suggest early signs of tech sector stress [Ireland] Payroll levels suggest early signs of tech sector stress

Overall payroll numbers, however, increased by 6,300 from December and were up notably, by 108,600, from January 2022. 
20 Mar 2023
[UK] Senior dealmaker salaries cut by up to 25% at HSBC -some senior dealmaker salaries cut at HSBC, HSBC makes salary changes, bankers and city workers cross bridge in London, consequences of bonus cap for bankers

[UK] Senior dealmaker salaries cut by up to 25% at HSBC [UK] Senior dealmaker salaries cut by up to 25% at HSBC

The UK lender's new salaries will only affect some senior investment bankers and will not be applied across its global...
17 Mar 2023
[UK] Plans to limit employer liability over views expressed at work - workplace harassment, employer liability for workplace behaviour, sexual harassment, workplace harassment

[UK] Plans to limit employer liability over views expressed at work [UK] Plans to limit employer liability over views expressed at work

Minister for women, Maria Caulfield, outlined the reasons behind amendments tabled to the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010)...
15 Mar 2023

APAC

[Australia] Queensland payroll tax amnesty - medical practice payroll tax amnesty, GP practices Queensland, GP at her desk

[Australia] Queensland payroll tax amnesty [Australia] Queensland payroll tax amnesty

Successful Practices will not have to pay payroll tax on 'payments made to contracted GPs up to 30 June 2025...
17 Mar 2023
[Vietnam] The most attractive emerging market for UK investors - panoramic view of Ho Chi Minh Vietnam, Vietnam tops list of emerging markets for UK retail investors

[Vietnam] The most attractive emerging market for UK investors [Vietnam] The most attractive emerging market for UK investors

The survey of UK retail investors by Dragon Capital found two-thirds consider Vietnam the most attractive frontier or emerging market.
14 Mar 2023
[India] Karnataka labour laws changed following foreign company lobbying - Apple phone manufacturers India, labour law changes for India's iPhone manufacturers, iPhone 14 unboxing

[India] Karnataka labour laws changed following foreign company lobbying [India] Karnataka labour laws changed following foreign company lobbying

The Karnataka state assembly passed a labour law on March 1 that allows production in 12-hour shifts and permits women...
14 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

[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
[US] $6.5 million in lost wages will be repaid to Mexican migrant workers - migrant workers California, wages owed to Mexican migrant workers, US will repay lost wages to Mexican nationals, foreign worker programs

[US] $6.5 million in lost wages will be repaid to Mexican migrant workers [US] $6.5 million in lost wages will be repaid to Mexican migrant workers

Skilled foreign farm workers have become the backbone of US agriculture and they are often in the US on H-2A...
17 Mar 2023
[US] Deel makes $120m cash available for startups affected by SVB collapse - cash lifeline for startups from Deel, Silicon Valley Bank collapse, Deel supports startups through Silicon Valley Bank crisis, cash filled life ring out at sea

[US] Deel makes $120m cash available for startups affected by SVB collapse [US] Deel makes $120m cash available for startups affected by SVB collapse

Deel has teamed up with Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Y Combinator – both investors in Deel – to offer this...
14 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] Top investment priorities for HR in 2023 - HR department, HR leaders' investment priorities, Gartner research on HR priorities

[Global] Top investment priorities for HR in 2023 [Global] Top investment priorities for HR in 2023

This is the second year in a row that HR tech investment is the highest level of priority of HR...
17 Mar 2023
[Global] Papaya launches global payroll payments - SaaS, Papaya Global launches new platform, payroll payments platform from Papaya Global, payroll software

[Global] Papaya launches global payroll payments [Global] Papaya launches global payroll payments

This payments solution is intended to offer the ‘last mile of the payroll process’ to anyone. It can be connected...
10 Mar 2023
[Global] Microsoft will set limits for conversations with Bing chatbot - Bing chatbot, creepy responses from Bing chatbot, Microsoft sets limits for Bing chatbot

[Global] Microsoft will set limits for conversations with Bing chatbot [Global] Microsoft will set limits for conversations with Bing chatbot

Microsoft publicly released a new version of Bing at an event on its Redmond, Washington, campus a fortnight ago.
18 Feb 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