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Economy

UK pay overtakes inflation for first time in almost two years

Average earnings excluding bonuses rose at an annual rate of 7.8% from June to August 2023 - welcome news for some amid the cost of living crisis.

17/10/2023

Economy

Unemployment is on the rise in the UK, but so are wages

Pay excluding bonuses was up 7.8% between May and July 2023 compared to the same time last year. When bonuses are factored in, the figure jumps to 8.5%.

12/09/2023

Work

Real wages are down in Europe: Which countries saw the biggest fall?

Real wages fell in most European countries after record-high inflation eroded most of the nominal wage growth. Which countries are worst impacted?

21/08/2023

Travel News

Good news for Brits wanting to work in Australia as visa rules relax

Australia is finally raising its working holiday visa age for Brits, as well as Italians and Danes. Here’s everything you need to know.

30/06/2023

Culture news

Hollywood writers go on strike as streaming boom changes industry

The Writers Guild of America has called its first work stoppage in 15 years after the rising popularity of streaming has seen seismic changes to the entertainment industry

02/05/2023

Work

Nurses salaries: How do other countries in Europe compare on wages?

Historic strikes by nurses in the UK's NHS over pay and working conditions mirror the struggle of many health workers in other European countries.

01/05/2023

United Kingdom

Largest wave of industrial action in decade expected in UK

Half a million workers expected to walk out in strikes across the UK, making it the largest wave of industrial action in more than 10 years

01/02/2023

United Kingdom

'Significant disruption' warning as UK braces for mass strikes

The industrial action involves school teachers and classroom assistants, some bus and train drivers, security guards, civil servants, and staff at 150 universities.

01/02/2023

Portugal

Thousands of school staff in pay protest march in Portugal

Thousands of school staff in Portugal marched through Lisbon to demand better pay and conditions in the latest in a series of protests against education reforms suggested in December.

28/01/2023

Travel News

Train strikes: Here's how much train drivers are paid around Europe

Train strikes over pay disputes are common. But what are train drivers actually paid?

23/12/2022

Travel News

Lufthansa staff see wage hikes up to 19% following strike action

Germany's Lufthansa and labour union Verdi have settled on pay increases of up to €498 per month.

10/08/2022

Work

Non-office workers are fed up too – and at high risk of quitting

From retail to health care and construction, many employees can only dream of more flexible schedules and are so dissatisfied with their job that they're ready to quit.

09/07/2022

Europe Decoded

Fact-check: 80,000 people did not protest Belgian support for Ukraine

Russian state TV misleadingly claimed that all protesting on 20 June wanted the Belgian government to stop sending aid to Kyiv.

24/06/2022

United Kingdom

Outcry as P&O Ferries boss admits breaking law in sacking nearly 800

Corporate behaviour and government responsibility are under scrutiny after Peter Hebblethwaite told a parliamentary committee the ferry company failed to consult unions.

24/03/2022

United Kingdom

Above-inflation pay rise for almost 900,000 UK public sector workers

Doctors and Teachers are set to be the biggest beneficiaries of wage increases as the Chancellor praised the "vital contribution" of all frontline public sector workers during the pandemic.

21/07/2020

Business

'Job catastrophe': 1.25 billion workers face major hit from COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest crisis since the Second World War, with more than a third of the global workforce at risk of "drastic" layoffs and wage cuts, warns the International Labour Organization.

08/04/2020

Living

Sustainable partnership calls for brands to reveal lowest wages

Nisolo and ABLE are working together to encourage the fashion industry to pay its workers a living wage.

13/11/2019

World

Road Trip Europe Day 31 Sandanski: Demand for better living standards

Bryan Carter and Apostolos Staikos continue our European road trip by heading to Bulgaria just in time for Orthodox Easter, to find out what voters there are thinking before the European elections next month.

29/04/2019

Economy

Working poor, the new class after the 2008 crisis | View

Since the onset of the economic crisis in 2008, the working poor has emerged as a growing concern in Europe. Those who belong to this group are employed but their income isn’t high enough to maintain the typical standard of living in their society.

10/08/2018

World News

Who pays the most tax in Europe?

Think you pay too much tax? If you live in Belgium you might have a case.

26/04/2018