Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Global as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Global: The “third workplace”
The Wework organisation is expanding the availability of its on-demand product to Australia, the Irish Republic, Singapore and the UK …
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Global: Statutory minimum wage (August 2021)
Local US rates are reflecting the poor labour supply in lower paying sectors, but further afield there is little scope yet for changes …
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Global: Pay levels (Q2 2021)
Labour shortages are leading to a sharp rise in pay levels in some markets, but in others the pandemic continues to depress rates …
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Global: Volume of statute law
Since 1990, the volume of statute law around the World has increased by over 300% …
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Global: Net pay
The take home proportion of gross pay in the USA is broadly on a par with that in the UK, Japan, Australia and China …
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Global: Remote workers
Once an employee is working 100% on a remote basis, they could effectively be located anywhere in the World …
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Global: How sustained will the labour shortages be?
A number of leading markets in Europe join the USA in experiencing severe labour shortages …
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Global: Unemployment rates (July 2021)
Labour shortages do not always lead to a sharp fall in unemployment rates – as we are now finding in principal markets …
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Global: Prices
At their latest meeting, the US Federal Reserve Open Market Committee seemed far from phased about recent inflationary trends – both globally and in the USA …
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Global: Consumer price inflation around the World (2021)
The trend in consumer price inflation around the World is unmistakably on the up, with the USA leading the way …
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Global: Minimum wage hikes
It remains too soon for countries that normally schedule minimum wage hikes in January to announce changes for 2022 …
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Global: COVID-19 impact on women
2020 represented a step change from which a full recovery is unlikely for large sections of the working population …
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Global: HSBC exits or downsizes 77 offices as hybrid work takes hold
Banking Group HSBC Holdings plc has closed or downsized 77 offices around the World as it transitions to hybrid work …
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Global: Job vacancies
Although many economies, such as the UK and USA, are experiencing a rapid growth in job vacancies and experiencing labour shortages, this is not reflected in many other areas of the World …
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Global: Pay levels
Average hourly increases in manufacturing are currently running at 2 …
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