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UK employers scale back pay expectations for 2027, Brightmine survey shows

June 24 (Reuters) - British employers expect to scale back pay increases markedly next year, accordi...

23rd June, 2026

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Portugal's parliament rejects labour reform in blow to minority government

LISBON, June 19 (Reuters) - Portugal's centre-right government suffered its heaviest blow since retu...

19th June, 2026

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Sberbank calls for more Indian workers to ease labour shortages in Russia's construction 

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, June 3 (Reuters) - Russia's largest lender, Sberbank, on Wednesday called fo...

3rd June, 2026

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UK has no timeline to end lower pay for 18-20 year-olds, minister says

LONDON, May 29 (Reuters) - Britain's government is not committed to ending a lower minimum wage for...

29th May, 2026

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One in six UK young people risk falling outside job market or education, report warns

By David Milliken LONDON, May 27 (Reuters) - The proportion of young people in Britain who are not i...

27th May, 2026

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Spain to introduce job-matching plan for migrants granted legal status

By Corina Pons MADRID, May 22 (Reuters) - Spain will introduce a plan to match migrants to jobs unde...

22nd May, 2026

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Catalonia aims to balance Chinese investments, prioritising local jobs

By Joan Faus BARCELONA, April 20 (Reuters) - Catalonia welcomes Chinese investments but opposes brin...

20th April, 2026

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Russia courts foreign workers with new online scheme as labour shortages bite

MOSCOW, April 15 (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said it has launched a digital service allowi...

15th April, 2026

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MORGAN MCKINLEY LONDON EMPLOYMENT MONITOR

“Monitoring the pulse of the City Jobs Market” City Hiring maintains upward curve London Employment...

11th November, 2014

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UNIVERSITY EDUCATION BECOMING LESS IMPORTANT TO EMPLOYERS

THE majority (63%) of SME owners in the UK believe that a university degree is becoming increasingly...

16th October, 2014

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HIGH-WAGE OCCUPATIONS PROJECTED TO DRIVE UK LABOUR MARKET

by Tony Roy, President, CareerBuilder EMEA Recent UK labour market news has been decidedly mixed. On...

22nd September, 2014

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‘You’re fired!’ – The end to unfair dismissal?

“You’re fired!” Lord Sugar’s famous catch phrase, could become commonplace i...

1st November, 2011