The next prime minister should lower the salary threshold for foreign workers in the UK from £30,000 to £20,000, a group of business and education bodies has said.more
The nominee to head the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said in letters to lawmakers on Monday that she will propose a guaranteed minimum wage to all EU workers and an unemployment benefit scheme.more
More than 2,000 workers at seven Amazon (AMZN.O) sites across Germany have gone on strike over pay for at least two days, labor union Verdi said on Monday.
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German Deputy Government Spokesperson Ulrike Demmer on Wednesday ruled out WWII reparations from Germany to Greece. Responding to a question on a report by Bundestag, he said the matter has been "definitively settled, politically and legally."more
Antoine Griezmann will officially play for Barcelona next season after the Blaugrana paid his 120 million euro release clause, which was deposited at LaLiga's headquarters.more
Boris Becker has bemoaned the "high price" of fame after his trophies and other memorabilia sold at auction yesterday for more than £680,000 to clear his bankruptcy debts.more
Chinese and Indian ethnic group workers have higher average earnings than their white British counterparts, the first official figures on the issue show.more
Heather Mills has received an apology at the High Court after settling her case against the News of the World over phone hacking for a "substantial" sum.more
Expenses of the inhabitants of Poland related to travels amounted to PLN 72.5 billion in 2018. That is 9.7 percent more than a year earlier - the Central Statistical Office informed.more
Poles are willing to justify unethical financial behavior - according to the study of the Conference of Financial Enterprises on financial morality of Poles presented in the middle of the week.more
Atlético Madrid have signed 19-year-old striker Joao Felix from Benfica for 126m euro (£112.9m), making him the fourth most expensive player of all time.more
The High Court has awarded 78,300 euro to a woman whose home was unlawfully entered by gardaí looking for her boyfriend who was wanted on an extradition warrant.more
Virgin Media broadband, TV and home phone customers will see price increases of up to £54/year from this autumn - but if you're affected you can leave penalty-free or try to haggle down your bill.more