Europe News

MEPs adopt road transport reform which fuelled east-west tensions

The mobility package fuelled tensions within the European Union for three years, but its adoption by MEPs may calm a longstanding debate on working conditions for hauliers.

9 July 2020

World

COVID-19 pandemic is the 'perfect excuse to adopt four-day work week'

Do you think it's a good idea? Would working fewer hours each week help boost productivity?

29 May 2020

Earth 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.

7 May 2020

Earth News

3 simple changes you can make at work for a more eco-friendly office

Adjusting your work space is one way you can make a big difference to the environment. These three adjustments will show you how.

23 September 2019

France

France denies nationality to nurse for 'working too much'

The woman's naturalisation application was rejected because she was found to be in breach of working time legislation. Authorities estimated she worked a monthly average of 271 hours in 2018

19 July 2019

World News

All companies must record employees' working hours, EU court rules

Companies operating in the EU are legally obliged to set up a system to record the working time of their staff members, the European Court of Justice has ruled.

15 May 2019

Earth News

Are you suffering from Computer Vision Syndrome?

This company found a way to fight back against blue light emitted by screens, which are responsible for a series of health issues.

27 April 2019

United Kingdom

Are Europeans that work longer hours more productive?

A study compiled by the UK's Trade Union Congress has found that while the Brits work the longest hours in Europe, they are not even close to being the most productive.

17 April 2019

Hungary

Thousands protest against Hungary's contoversial new labour laws

The "slave law" as it's been dubbed, means employers can now demand that some employees work 400 hours overtime.

22 December 2018

Hungary

Hungarian MPs forcibly removed from offices of state-run TV station

Several Hungarian opposition MPs were forcibly removed from the offices of state-run broadcaster MTVA on Monday after they demand their requests be read live

17 December 2018

World News

EU working-life expectancy grows to 36 years

Since 2000 the expected working life duration in the European Union has risen by three years to reach 36 years in 2017, according to the EU official statistics agency.

12 October 2018

United Kingdom

Workers should get three-day weekend, UK union says

Three-day weekends should become the norm, Britain's leading workers' union said, arguing new technology creates enough wealth.

11 September 2018