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ESRI Finds No Short-Term Job Loss After Ireland’s Minimum Wage Rises

The Low Pay Commission will use the results to shape its 2027 recommendation.

NYU Contract Faculty Set March 23 Strike Deadline as Talks Continue Through Weekend

Four-Day March Breaks Confirmed: Argentina Mar 21–24, Mexico Schools Mar 13–16

Holy Week 2026 Calendars Finalized: Argentina Confirms Two Four-Day Weekends as Rules Diverge Across Region

World Bank Says No Country Has Full Workplace Gender Equality as Enforcement Lags

2026 Holiday Rules: Argentina Sets Four-Day March Break, Peru Confirms 16 National Holidays

Fate Keeps San Fernando Plant Shut Despite Mandatory Mediation as Workers Denounce Lockout

Economist Moritz Schularick Urges Rolling Back Job Protection for High Earners and the Public Sector

UK Government Weighs Delay to Equalising Minimum Wage for Young Adults

Nationwide Strike Tests India’s New Labour Codes Ahead of April Rollout

Piauí Removed More Than 50 Children From Child Labor in 2025

Rio City Hall Declares Optional Leave for Feb. 13, 16 and Ash Wednesday

Jan. 27 Bank Strike Over Five-Day Week Could Shut Branches for Four Days

Germany's €13.90 Minimum Wage Takes Effect as Destatis Counts Up to 4.8 Million Jobs Lifted

Buenos Aires Province Municipalities Set Late-January Local Holidays

UK Minimum Wage Rises in April 2026, Lifting Pay for Millions

2026 Holiday Calendars Finalized in Argentina, Spain and the U.S.

Governments Publish 2026 Holiday Calendars, With Argentina’s April 2 Overlap and New Local Days

Germany Lifts Minimum Wage to €13.90 and Minijob Limit to €603 as 2026 Rules Take Effect

Germany Lowers 2026 Power and Gas Costs as CO2 Pricing Enters New Phase