The furlough scheme closes on Thursday, with uncertainty ahead for people who have not yet fully returned to work. Nearly one million workers were expected to be on the scheme at the end of September, according to research by the Resolution Foundation.more
In Spanish Galicia, for only 200,000 euros, you can buy the abandoned village of Candelago in the A Coruna province with 12 houses and a view of the Atlantic Ocean. The village is a few kilometers from the village of Corme where all services are available.more
The hamster called Mr Goxx trades cryptocurrencies when he runs around in his cage on a wheel and in tunnels connected to electronics. Since June, its turnover on the market has increased by almost 20 percent, which means that it has overtaken many professional stock exchange players - the BBC reported.more
New laws will stop hospitality venues from keeping the tips intended for staff, it has been reported. There are currently no specific regulations around service in the UK, although cash tips given directly to individual workers legally belong to them. more
Thanks to the Prime Minister's regulation, positions with high earnings will be created in the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, informs today's Rzeczpospolita.more
By 2040, the average pension will drop from the current 53%. average salary below 40% - we can read in "Newsweek", in the introduction to the interview with the President of the Social Insurance Institution, Prof. Gertruda Uścińska.more
Increasing the amount of the minimum wage will also increase the penalties imposed on the basis of the fiscal penal code. From next year, the maximum fine for a fiscal offense will amount to almost PLN 29 million, while the lowest fine for an offense - PLN 301.more
Manchester United are looking at ways to invest in Old Trafford to turn the iconic stadium into a "world-class" venue once again and bring it up to modern standards. The club unveiled new disabled facilities last week that have been hailed as amongst the best in the world, with the £11million investment welcomed by the club's disabled supporters' association (MUDSA).more
The UK's annual inflation rate in August was 3.2%, the highest level in more than nine years, and the increase compared to July is the largest in almost a quarter of a century, the National Statistics Office (ONS) reported.more
Hungarian Wizz Air will restore pilots' salaries to the level before the COVID-19 pandemic from October 1, 2021, the carrier said. The temporary wage cut has been completed due to the airline's plans to hire 200 pilots by December 2021 - added.more
The clubs that will take part in the Champions League football competition in the 2021/22 season starting tomorrow will receive a total of over two billion euros. The teams eliminated in the qualification will receive funds from a different pool.more
Gross PLN 16,700 is the median earnings of doctors in Poland. Nurses earn almost three times less - PLN 5,900, and physiotherapists even less - only PLN 3,600 - informs Dziennik Gazeta Prawna. He also reports that doctors earn an average of 66 percent. what doctors do.more
British MPs backed Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan on Wednesday evening to raise social security contributions and then introduce a new tax to help finance health and social services.more
The new tax announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to finance health and social services will cause the tax burden in Great Britain to increase to the highest level in years just after World War II, reports the British press.more
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that a new special tax will be introduced from the next financial year in order to subsidize public health and social services.more
Poland begins to lose money from the EU, even PLN 47.5 billion will be lost if local government officials do not withdraw from anti-LGBT resolutions; The European Commission has suspended talks with five Polish voivodships on the disbursement of funds from the REACT-EU program, "Gazeta Wyborcza" reports today.more
In 2020, there were more families in extreme poverty than a year earlier, informed the Central Statistical Office in response to a query from Senator Krzysztof Brejza (KO) on this matter. The proportion of children and seniors living in poverty has also increased since 2016.more
Poles most often save on travel (42%), renovation of flats (37%), buying a car (34%) and health or treatment and purchase of real estate (28% each) - according to a survey conducted for the Chamber of Fund and Asset Managers (IZFiA).more
Submitting applications for 500 plus only electronically and payment of this benefit only in a non-cash form - incl. such changes are included in the amendment, which will be dealt with by the government today.more
The 2021 US Open will set a new record in prize money and total player compensation, with the $57.5 million on offer surpassing the previous high from 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.more