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Easter Bank Holiday Closes UK Bank Branches This Long Weekend

Branch closures push customers toward digital channels.

NSW Weighs Monday Public Holiday When Anzac Day Falls on a Weekend

CAME Backs Labor Overhaul but Urges Senate to Delete Six Collective-Bargaining Articles

UK Confirms 2026–2028 Bank Holidays With Boxing Day Shifts and Substitute Dates

Germany Debates Weekday Make-Up Days for Weekend Holidays in 2026

Japan’s Prime Minister Says She Sleeps Two Hours a Night, Reigniting Overwork Debate

Brazil Moves to Expand Paternity Leave to 30 Days, Phased From 2027

South Africa’s Top Court Grants Four Months’ Parental Leave to All Parents

Argentina Launches Voluntary Severance Insurance Fund

German Employers Reject Reduced Sick Leave Pay as Productivity Tool

UK Weighs Cutting Pension Salary-Sacrifice Relief, Potentially Adding £500 to Workers’ Tax Bills

Spanish Unions Push for 37.5-Hour Workweek in May Day Protests

Germany Considers Abolishing Public Holiday to Boost Economy by Up to €8.6 Billion

Merck Introduces Global Program Providing 10 Days of Paid Leave for Family Care

Economist Advocates for Part-Time Sick Leave in Certain Cases

Putin Urges Russians to Procreate During Work Breaks Amid Declining Birth Rate