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Brussels blocked by massive protest
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Merkel tells German companies to speed up hiring of refugees
Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany needed "viable solutions" to integrate refugees into the workforce faster after she met bosses of leading companies.
French parliament debates controversial labour laws as street protests grow
The French parliament has begun a potentially divisive debate over controversial changes to the country's labour laws.
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British retailer BHS goes into administration, 11,000 jobs could be lost
British department stores group BHS has collapsed into administration on Monday putting 11,000 jobs at risk with questions being asked who is to blame.
Black Wednesday in France as nationwide protests are planned against labour reforms
France is bracing itself for nationwide protests and some stoppages against a government proposed labour reform bill. Unions across the board are up
UK jobless rate unchanged, wage growth slows
Unemployment in the UK fell by 60,000 in the final three months of 2015, but despite the strong labour market wage growth slowed.
Skiving worker ordered to pay 27,000 euros to Spanish employer
A skiving civil servant has been ordered to pay back nearly 27,000 euros after it was found he was claiming wages for years in which he didn’t work
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Turkey to offer work permits to Syrian migrants
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