Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Europe as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Andorra: New tool for calculating mandatory salary increase in the private sector
The calculator allows employers to determine the necessary index-linked increase in gross monthly or annual salaries …
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Guernsey (Channel Islands): Proposals for an interim increase in benefit rates
The Committee for Employment and Social Security has recommended a one-off increase of 2.9% to help combat “exceptionally high” inflation. Increases have been proposed for most benefits including, but not limited to, the States Pension, carer’s allowance, and income support. If the proposals are approved by the States, the changes will take effect from the first week of July 2023.
Euro Area: Annual inflation down to 10.0% in November 2022
A flash estimate of annual inflation indicates that it was slightly down in November 2022 …
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Andorra: Approval of 2023 minimum wage
From 1st January next year, the minimum wage will rise by 7% to €1,286 …
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Europe: How many of your employees never resigned their last job before they joined you?
It is more common than you think that when a job offer is accepted, particularly by a remote employee, or one working fairly autonomously in their own conventional office, that they never actually resigned from their former job …
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Andorra: Government approves regulations for the Personal Data Protection Law and establishing the Data Protection Agency
The government has approved regulations for the Personal Data Protection Law and established a Data Protection Agency (ADPA) …
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Andorra: More protection for the self-employed
A new measure, giving rights to the self-employed, has been presented to the General Council (Parliament) …
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European Parliament: Approval of draft Directive on the national minimum wage
MEPs have just approved a measure that seeks to promote collective bargaining and introduce a minimum wage, in EU countries where it does not exist …
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Europe: Staff cutbacks may end up more severe because of being made too late
History has the endearing habit of getting itself all dressed up when there is nowhere to go …
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Guernsey (Channel Islands): ESS submits Policy Letter proposing urgent increase in income support rates
“Working poor” definition to be expanded …
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Europe: Business activity across the eurozone contracted again in August 2022
S&P Global’s final composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) sank to an 18-month low of 48 …
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Gibraltar: Employer and employee social security contribution rates (August 2022)
New social security contribution rates for employer and employee updated, effective August 2022 …
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Scandinavia: Pay cuts for SAS pilots in Denmark, Norway and Sweden
93% of Pilots employed by the airline have voted to agree an austerity deal that would result in undisclosed pay cuts and longer hours – although job guarantees will be given for pilots temporarily laid off during the pandemic …
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Europe: Beware of official-looking platforms concerning the EU Blue Card
The European Union (EU) Blue card is a useful vehicle for securing the necessary employment and residence permits for a graduate non-EEA national to work in an EU country for periods of up to 4 years …
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European economic area (including Switzerland): Six-month transition period regarding the social security of cross-border workers
A six-month grace period has been applied to the suspension of the 25% rule on the social security for cross-border workers who became obliged to operate on a teleworking basis …
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