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An employee ordered to do no work for her employer while being paid in full for two decades, seemingly living some people's dream, is now suing for harassment and discrimination. #workfromhome #sickleave #discrimination #hr #occupationalhealth #disability.
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Ex-Orange Mobile employee Laurence Van Wassenhove may have been living some people's dream by getting paid to do nothing, but she claims it’s “very hard to bear.”
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More flexible attitudes to employment could provide work for more than 25,000 unemployed adults in Scotland, new research has found. #flexibleworking #workingparents #recruitment #worklifebalance.
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Conversely, nearly half (48 per cent) of respondents have been put off applying for roles because no flexibility was mentioned in the job advert.
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With the UK's younger workers being held back by discriminatory age bands, the government's updated LPC remit aims to advance its commitment to delivering a single adult pay band. #youngerworkers #wages #pay #agebands.
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Around 3 million workers benefited from its 2024 decision to include the cost of living in the LPC’s remit for the first time.
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New research has revealed that the fear of losing work to AI is making America’s younger employees reluctant to admit they use AI workplace tools at all. #genz #millennials #aiadoption #chatgpt #llms #tech.
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Cox Business surveyed more than 1,000 Gen Z and Millennial employees in the US to reveal how they utilise workplace tech tools.
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Employees of the Italian fashion house Gucci are threatening strike action, accusing the Kering-owned global brand of denying them a welfare bonus. #retail #logistics #incentiveschemes #luxurybrands.
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In a joint statement, the Filcams Cgil, Fisascat Cisl and Uiltucs unions said they might announce potential action at a later stage.
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Working from home would become a right, under proposed legislation in Victoria, Australia. Under the law, if an individual can do their job from home, they will have the right to do so for at least two days a week. #remoteworking #employeeexperience #WFH.
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Under the proposed law, if an individual can reasonably do their job from home, they will have the right to do so for at least two days a week.
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The National Wages Consultative Council (Amendment) Act 2025 came into effect on August 1 in Malaysia. It extends the country's current minimum wage to apprenticeship contract workers. #wages #pay #apprentices #salarythreshold.
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The Human Resources Ministry said Minister Steven Sim had set August 1 as the commencement date for the amendments.
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Global payroll never stands still, and neither do the professionals shaping its future. In Issue 14 of 04:05, your global payroll magazine, we explore the tech innovations, people, and perspectives shaping our industry. #payrollprofessionals #payrolltech.
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This month in 04:05, discover The Unseen Burden on Payroll Teams, The Cloud Migration Imperative and The Golden Path to Payroll.
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New research shows that more than one in four workers in Victoria, Australia, were underpaid their super in 2022-23, representing a loss in retirement savings of more than $1.4 billion in that year. #superannuation #unpaidsuper #paydaysuper #retirement.
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The analysis of new ATO data was carried out by the Super Members Council (SMC). It found that almost 850,000 Victorian workers were, on average, shortchanged $1,670 in super.
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New research shows that 44 per cent of UK freelancers over 21 working in arts and culture are earning below the £12.21 per hour national living wage. #artssector #wages #pay #lowpaidworkers #Arts #Culture.
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The report showed that 39 per cent of those surveyed had experienced a worsening in their mental health in the last year.
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A Ghana Audit Service audit has revealed that the country's government payroll had been inflated by 67,311 ‘ghost workers’, leading to the recovery of around GH₵150.4 million in unearned wages. #ghostworkers #audit #payrollfraud #civilservice.
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During a parliamentary session for the 2025 mid-year budget review, Dr. Forson disclosed that a Ghana Audit Service audit had identified two types of fraudulent entries.
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For Canadian households, the rising cost of living continues to be a challenge. Although inflation and housing costs have an impact, an even larger expense is making it hard for families to make ends meet. Taxes. #payrolltaxes #costofliving #inflation.
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In fact, the average Canadian family paid just $17,166 in total taxes in 1961 (adjusted for inflation), representing 33.5 per cent of its total income that year.
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A little-known scheme from the 1990s, to boost rural job prospects by unlocking tax exemptions and offering payroll benefits, is being revived by the French government. #ZRR #payrollbenefits #taxexemptions #revitalisation.
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The ZRRs were introduced in 1995, when the topic of rural depopulation was debated at a political level.
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New research has revealed that US employees are being misinformed about pay expectations because they are sourcing information about wages from generative AI and social media platforms. #salaryexpectations #wages #salaries #socialmedia #jobpostings.
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A new report from Payscale polled 1,000 employees and 500 business leaders, including HR managers, with responsibility for compensation decision-making.
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The Department of Labor and Employment has urged private sector employers in the Philippines to comply with the PHP50 daily wage increase for minimum wage earners in Metro Manila. #lowpaidworkers #wages #minimumwage #retail #agriculture #manufacturing.
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DOLE’s National Capital Region (NCR) Director Sarah Buena Mirasol stated that she hoped employers would voluntarily implement Wage Order NCR-26.
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HMRC has announced a new online PAYE service for around 35 million UK taxpayers as part of more than 50 measures to transform the UK’s tax and customs system. #digitalfirst #AI #transformation #automation #taxpayers #selfservice.
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The new online service for all PAYE taxpayers will simplify the process of checking and updating income, allowances, reliefs and expenses.
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Resilient payment processes are integral to global payroll. Learn how to improve organisational resilience and pursue international growth goals with confidence. #payments #wages #pay #crossborderpayments
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From fluctuating exchange rates and real-time payment demands to regulatory changes and data insights, payroll providers are under pressure to handle more than ever before.
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The New York City Council has passed a package of bills that expand wage protections for delivery workers and extend a groundbreaking minimum pay requirement to thousands of workers who deliver groceries via apps. #gigeconomy #lowpaidworkers #tipping #pay.
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This is the second significant legislative change for NYC’s more than 80,000 delivery workers; organisers secured a guaranteed minimum hourly pay rate in 2021.
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Google's co-founder Sergey Brinhas has repeated his call for employees to work longer hours and increase their office attendance as the tech giant fights to stay ahead of its AI rivals. #workweek #officeattendance #employeeexperience #workculture #tech #AI.
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The big tech boss highlighted that “60 hours a week is the sweet spot of productivity,” and suggested that employees who underperform can negatively impact team morale.
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Abu Dhabi's Court of Cassation has ordered an employer to compensate a former employee for 13 years of unused annual leave. The ex-employee claimed he had never taken his entitled annual leave during his tenure. #leaveentitlement #employmentlaw
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