Trials of reduced working hours have led to new employment contracts for many people in Iceland. The post ‘Four-day week’ trials transform Icelandic employment appeared first on Personnel Today. Read more »
First Minister Mark Drakeford has revealed that Wales is planning to trial a universal basic income scheme, whereby every citizen receives money to cover basic living costs. The post Wales hopes to... Read more »
President Joe Biden’s $1.9tn stimulus package has had initially disappointing results, say economists, as US employers hired fewer workers than expected last month. The post US job recovery slower than hoped, despite... Read more »
Dublin’s binary approach to the gig economy has created a zero-sum game for platform operators and contractors. It’s time for a rethink. The post Ireland must rethink its approach to the gig... Read more »
The UK government is set to introduce an ‘elite points-based visa’, a further component of its drive to revamp the immigration system post-Brexit. The post Budget introduces elite visa to lure tech... Read more »
UK workers could be laid off as businesses set up new companies within the EU. The post ‘Set up businesses within EU’ government advisers tell firms appeared first on Personnel Today. Read more »
The Brexit deal leaves workers’ rights and environmental protections at serious risk of erosion an analysis has concluded. The post Brexit deal puts workers’ rights at risk, warns analysis appeared first on... Read more »
Many of the City’s largest law firms had spent thousands qualifying lawyers for Irish practice hoping for EU access. The post Ireland closes backdoor EU route for City law firms appeared first... Read more »
Experts look back over the past nine months and gauge lessons learned. The post ‘Work at home? That’s scaremongering’: business risk and Covid lessons appeared first on Personnel Today. Read more »
Recent comments by Rishi Sunak about ‘hostile state actors’ coupled with complex visa and sponsor licence rules risks sending the wrong message, says immigration specialist. The post Risk of foreign investors being... Read more »