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Black universal credit claimants 58% more likely to get sanctions than white people, while mixed ethnic groups are 72% more likely, writes "The Guardian".more

Germany has agreed to open its labor market to 250,000 Kenyans, both skilled and semi-skilled, in an agreement signed Friday by Kenyan President William Ruto and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.more

A shop workers' union has won a Supreme Court battle against Tesco over so-called "fire and rehire" plans put forward by the supermarket giant. The row erupted in 2021 after Tesco proposed firing staff at some distribution centres and rehiring them on lower pay.more

The minimum wage in Poland in 2025 will increase to PLN 4,666 gross - compared to PLN 4,626 gross proposed earlier at the meeting of the Social Dialogue Council, and the minimum hourly rate will increase to PLN 30.50 from PLN 30.20 gross proposed earlier - it was announced in the latest version of the draft regulation.more

One in three employees has been ridiculed in front of colleagues or faced psychological violence, according to the report "Bullying in the workplace" published in yesterday's issue of "Gazeta Wyborcza".more

Only 13% of Poles use artificial intelligence in their daily work - this is less than in Italy or Germany, for example. AI solutions are most often used by young people, aged 25-34, and people in managerial positions - according to a study by Personnel Service.more

A police officer who has not yet completed basic training and is under 26 years old can earn over PLN 6,000, and after training, his salary may increase to PLN 6,900 - according to information provided by the Police Headquarters.more

Employees have lost out on holiday pay worth £2bn, according to new trade union research, writes "The Guardian".more

Employers announced that they would lay off 130,000 people from April to December. Meanwhile, it turns out that they plan to hire over half a million new employees - reports "Rzeczpospolita".more

Workers could be given new rights to demand a four-day week under new laws, according to reports. The Telegraph reports that “compressed hours” could feature in a new law, which could shift the balance of power, so companies could be legally obliged to offer flexible working from day one except where it is “not reasonably feasible”. more

More than 130,000 people across England will benefit from workplace health checks being trialled to help protect people from preventable diseases, the government has said.more

Thanks to foreign workers, our economy has grown faster in recent years. Their influx should further increase the rate of GDP growth, writes ”Rzeczpospolita” in today's issue.more

The number of 16-24 year-olds not in employment, education or training (Neet) across the UK reached 872,000 in the period April to June 2024, official estimates suggest. more

Care homes struggling to find staff following changes to the immigration system that will not be reviewed by the new Labour Government.more

More than 3,500 current and former workers at Next have won the final stage of a six-year legal battle for equal pay. An employment tribunal said store staff, who are predominantly women, should not have been paid at lower rates than employees in warehouses, who are typically male.more

The UK government has promised to enshrine the “right to switch off” from work in law, penalising employers for contacting workers outside an agreed set of hours.more

The shrinkage of human resources in Poland could have disastrous consequences for social security systems and economic development; this could be prevented by, among other things, a well-considered migration policy, according to a report published on Wednesday by Employers of Poland.more

Official statistics reveal fewer people are seeking to come from abroad to work in the NHS or in social care. The statistics reveal that the outgoing Conservative government granted some 286,382 work visas overall in the year to June 2024 - 11% down on the previous year.more

There are more and more vacancies in the Polish police. There is a shortage of 12.3 thousand police officers on the front line, there are gaps even in the elite Central Bureau of Investigation of the Police - reports "Rzeczpospolita" today. According to experts, systemic incentives are needed to change this situation.more

Australian workers will have the right to "disconnect" from work outside the hours specified in their contract with their employer from next Monday, Reuters reported.more

The traditional pint after work is dying out as “a shift in attitudes” among remote workers and Generation Z means daytime socials are preferred instead, a report has revealed. more

In July, the relatively largest number of new job offers came in services. In this sector, the number of vacancies - with the exception of February - has been increasing since the beginning of the year, and the rate of increase has been relatively high in recent months, according to the latest Job Vacancy Barometer.more

The UK jobs market bucked predictions of a further weakening in June after official figures showed unemployment fell but wages growth slowed to its lowest for two years. Unemployment unexpectedly dropped to 4.2% from 4.4% in the three months to June from the previous three months, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).more

Changes could include raising the minimum salary threshold for overseas workers to obtain a visa to take up a job in the UK.more

In Sweden, 8.3 percent people aged 15-74 remain unemployed - this is the most in a decade, excluding the pandemic period, and the fourth highest level of unemployment in the European Union - announced the Minister of Labor Johan Pehrson.more