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Factbox-What’s Next for France’s Pension Reform?
Date: April 14, 2023
Factbox-What’s next for France’s pension reform? (Reuters) – France’s Constitutional Council is due to deliver its verdict on Friday on a deeply unpopular bill which will delay retirement by two years to 64, and on plans for a referendum to challenge it. Here is why this matters and what could happen: VERDICT ON THE PENSION...
Recruiter Hays Boosted by Record Net Fees, but Cautious on Outlook
Date: April 14, 2023
Recruiter Hays boosted by record net fees, but cautious on outlook (Reuters) -Global recruitment company Hays said employers had reduced the number of new temporary hires but extended existing contracts, helping it to post record net fees in the three months to March, despite a tough permanent job market. Inflation and concern of recession have...
Spain Offers to Pay Companies Testing a 4-day Work Week
Date: April 13, 2023
Spain offers to pay companies testing a 4-day work week By Belén Carreño MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish companies with fewer than 250 workers have one month to apply for a pilot government scheme to reduce their work week to four days with full pay, the leftist administration said on Thursday. The 9.6 million euro ($10.6...
UK Recruiters Slow Pace of Pay Growth in March, Rec Survey Shows
Date: April 12, 2023
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s labour market showed signs of a slowing in the sharp pace of pay growth in March and a shortage of candidates eased for the first time in two years, according to a survey of recruiters published on Wednesday. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation/KPMG said increases in starting salaries...
Sterling Hovers Just Below 10-month High, With Focus on U.S. Job Numbers
Date: April 6, 2023
By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – The pound hovered just below its highest level in 10 months on Thursday as investor focus turned to Friday’s U.S. jobs numbers. Sterling was last flat at $1.246, having touched its highest level since June – $1.253 – on Tuesday. Markets were subdued across the board on Thursday ahead...
Amazon Loses Bid to Throw Out Case by UK Drivers Seeking Worker Rights
Date: March 28, 2023
LONDON (Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc has lost a bid to throw out three sample lawsuits brought by British delivery drivers seeking employment rights including the minimum wage and holiday pay. More than 1,400 drivers who deliver Amazon parcels are suing in a London employment tribunal, arguing they should be classed as employees rather than self-employed contractors....