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UK govenment sets up task force to deal with key company failure

Subcontractor Carillion builds and maintains hospitals and prisons, provides services throughout the UK government and employs 20,000 people in Britain. But it has debts of 1.5 billion and only 60 million in cash.

United Kingdom

Brexit and the City - Lucrum interruptus?

Six key indicators of London's financial health, post Bexit, under the spotlight.

Germany

Siemens to cut European jobs, expand UK site

World News

Up to 60% of workers illegal on EU farms

The European Parliament has been called upon to introduce legislation to fight labour exploitation in the agricultural sector

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Spain

Lidl employee fired for 'working too hard'

Dedicated worker falls foul of supermarket's unpaid overtime rule

World News

Women in the EU are paid less than men despite staying in education longer, says report

There are five percent more women than men in the EU and, on average, they stay in education longer but are still paid 16.3 percent less, according to a new report

Economy

UK jobless rate stays at record low

Unemployment is at its lowest level for more than four decades but inflation threatens to rise

Focus

RegioStars Awards highlight Europe's innovative projects

Awarding Europe's most inspiring regional projects that support people's lives through the creation of economic growth and jobs.

Croatia

In Croatia just 30 refugees have jobs. Prince Soniyiki wants to change that

He found work via a TV show and a former army leader, now he wants to help other immigrants do the same.

My Europe Series

How posted workers became a byword for social dumping

Posted workers is a framework by which workers are sent by their employers to carry out a service in another EU country on a temporary basis.

My Europe Series

Posted workers: a French paradox?

At the height of grape harvesting season in France, Euronews was in the Touraine vineyards. Posted workers are a blessing for winegrowers as local workforce is scarce. But is it all that simple?

My Europe Series

Time for fair and equal wages for posted workers, says ETUC chief

Sophie Claudet spoke to Luca Visentini, the General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC).

United Kingdom

'Employee of the yeast': London brewery is hiring a professional beer taster

Drinking beer and getting paid for it.

My Europe Series

Posted workers facing harsh realities

Euronews reporter Hans von der Brelie investigates the abuses faced by Eastern European 'posted workers' in the EU.

France

Why workers’ rights in France remain strong - even in the face of Macron’s reforms

France

French government reveals labour laws shakeup

New labour law reforms have been presented by the French government.

Economy

UK unemployment down again but workers real wages fall

UK unemployment was at 4.6 percent in Q1, the lowest level since 1975, but workers real earnings fell for the first time in two and a half years.

Economy

French private sector employment increases

It comes too late for outgoing president Francois Hollande, but France's economy added 49,400 private sector jobs between January and March.

Business Planet

Finland fights plastic pollution with "green" bags

Finland shows the lead in creating jobs while protecting the environment. We visit an innovative SME that's developped a green alternative to plastic bags.

Economy

US job growth rebound makes interest rate hike more likely

There was a sharp rebound in job growth in the United States in April as employers hired 211,000 new workers.The unemployment rate slid to 4.4%.