Hungary Firms in Hungary can now require their employees to get a COVID jab It comes as Hungary is facing a surge in COVID cases and deaths not seen since May. 28/10/2021
Work Why your boss showing empathy may make you more productive at work A new study shows that empathy is a necessity for leaders in today’s workplace and may be key to keeping workers amid “The Great Resignation”. 16/09/2021
Opinion Monitoring employees remotely is more about trust than control Research says 80 per cent of employers are use monitoring software to oversee remote workers but this erodes trust and can lead to less productivity. 15/09/2021
Work Iceland’s four-day week trial an 'overwhelming success' The trial found that workers’ productivity and well-being improved. It went so well that now most Icelanders work a shorter week. 06/07/2021
Work The EU is planning new safety rules for the workplace - wherever it is Nearly 40 per cent of employees worked at home during the pandemic. The EU is now looking to protect worker health and safety - wherever the office is. 28/06/2021
Work Gig work companies have been slated in new Oxford University ranking Courier service Amazon Flex and cab companies Ola and Bolt scored zero out of 10 for fairness to their workers. How did others fare? 27/05/2021
Green News Employees show us their weird and wonderful zoom set-ups at home As more employees than ever try remote working, we look at the environmental benefits and how to make it a success. 07/05/2020
Good Morning Europe Should workers have pay deducted for coffee and cigarette breaks? Spain's High Court has ruled in favour of a company that began deducting time for employees who took breaks for coffee and cigarettes. 12/02/2020
View Longer lives mean seasoned employees will need help to adjust to digital workplaces ǀ View Once considered a hindrance to the ageing population, technology has the potential to bridge the gap between the seasoned worker and the savvy millennial with a start-up attitude. 15/10/2019
View Policymakers should better protect outdoor workers from the sun ǀ View In Europe alone, 14.5 million workers spend at least 75 per cent of their working lives outdoors without adequate protection and are at greater risk of developing skin cancer. Yet this invisible risk is being vastly neglected. 09/09/2019
world news European Court says all companies must record employees' working hours The European Court of Justice has ruled that companies operating in EU member states must set up a system to record the working times of their staff 15/05/2019
Canada Claire's employee quits over pressure to pierce ears of child who didn't consent The incident has sparked a debate about children and consent. 11/04/2019
world news Blast at Chinese chemical plant kills 47 and injures over 600 The provincial firefighting authority had mobilized 176 fire trucks and 930 firefighters to the site. 22/03/2019
View Workers' rights in the digital age | View From automation to online platforms, the digital economy is changing the way we work. 31/07/2018
Italy Italy bus employees donate holiday days to colleague with sick child Employees of a bus company in Italy donated their paid leave days to a colleague so he could spend more time with his disabled child. 25/07/2018
Spain Judge rules against Deliveroo in landmark decision in Spain A judge in Spain has ruled against takeaway firm Deliveroo over labour rights it should have granted a former worker, a lawyer has claimed. 04/06/2018
