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A former Citigroup executive claims in a lawsuit that she was dismissed after raising regulatory and compliance questions. A source familiar with the case said the concerns involved a request to open a bank account connected to President Donald Trump. The heavily redacted complaint, filed in Brooklyn federal court, was filed anonymously, using the pseudonym Jane Doe. The plaintiff, a former managing director in Citi's wealth management division, claimed she had identified deficiencies in Citi's internal controls for risk management, anti-money laundering, reputation risk, and data compliance. Citigroup has denied the allegations in the lawsuit and said it had "absolutely zero merit."
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The Trades Union Congress says that legislation proposed by Reform UK would remove the right for women to claim equal pay for the same work. Nigel Farage's party argues its Women's and Motherhood Protection Act would consolidate various protections for women into one law – superseding the 2010 Equality Act - and enhance pregnancy and maternity protections. Reform would rely on the Equal Pay Act 1970 and the Employment Rights Act 1996 to ensure pay and parental leave rights are preserved. But TUC boss Paul Nowak said Reform’s plans would effectively legalise discrimination and remove new rights being introduced by the Employment Rights Act, such as protection from harassment.
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Sweden's parliament has passed a law which allows authorities to revoke immigrants' residency permits following instances of bad behaviour, such as having unpaid debts, doing undeclared work or links to extremist organisations. Opposition and human rights advocacy groups say the law is arbitrary because it would involve decisions about behaviour that has not been deemed criminal. "The good behaviour law leaves people in uncertainty about what actions or expressions can be used against them," Stockholm-based group Civil Rights Defenders said. "It undermines the rule of law and the principle of equality before the law." The Swedish parliament has also adopted legislation obliging public sector workers, including employees of tax authorities, employment and social insurance agencies and prison and probation services, to report to the police any migrants who are not authorised to live in Sweden. “Reporting obligations imposed on public agencies create a climate of fear that harms not only undocumented people but everyone who depends on these institutions,” said Louise Bonneau from Brussels-based nonprofit PICUM, which supports migrants.
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Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has told staff that the social media company has made mistakes in the AI transformation of its workforce, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. "Given the complexity of these changes, we've made mistakes and will almost certainly make more," Zuckerberg wrote in the memo. He also said that he is "focused on providing as much stability as possible" regarding future organisational changes. "I don't want to overpromise because the world is changing in ways that are out of our control," he wrote. Zuckerberg reiterated that Meta does not expect more company-wide layoffs this year.
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To mark National Payroll Week the team at the Human Times has provided some insight into the industry that we hope you’ll find useful.
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