Earlier this month, cycle courier service CitySprint lost a landmark ruling in which one of its ‘independent freelancers’, Margaret Dewhurst, won the rights to paid holidays and minimum pay. The ruling ...

This year has seen so much transformation and even as it draws to a close, the world remains in flux. These changes have had a massive impact on the staffing ...

In a decisive vote this Friday morning, the Swiss Parliament approved a controversial law to resolve the crisis caused by the February 2014 popular referendum to limit immigration from the EU. The ...

Last month, UK drivers operating for ride-hailing app Uber won a landmark employment tribunal that determined drivers were not self-employed and must therefore receive national minimum wage, holiday and sick pay from ...

In a move that confirms the gradual end to its long practice of banking secrecy, the Swiss government stated last week that it would increase the number of countries it ...

After losing an employment tribunal in London last week, ride-hailing app Uber may now have to provide its 40,000 UK drivers with the national minimum wage, holiday and sick pay. Brought ...

Switzerland’s February 2014 referendum, which voted in favour of restricting immigration from EU countries, has undoubtedly polarised the country. Proposed by the Swiss People’s Party (SVP), the referendum narrowly returned a ...

Today, ​Staffing Industry Analysts has reported that Bundestag, the lower house of the German Government, has approved amendments to the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs’ Employment Act (AUG), which covers regulation ...

Throughout this series, we have explored and sought to encapsulate how the gig economy is defining the way in which we work today. The rise of online and on-demand marketplaces has ...

Following the unveiling of the 2017 Irish Budget on 11 October no changes were made to the normal tax rates of 20 per cent and 40 per cent however the ...