Money & rights guides
Clear, practical guides to your money and rights across Europe — flight compensation, take-home pay, cost of living and moving country. Most come with a free tool to check your own numbers.
Flight compensation
Ryanair flight delay compensation: claim up to €600
Was your Ryanair flight delayed, cancelled or overbooked? Under EU261 you may be owed up to €600. How much, and how to claim it for free.
easyJet flight delay compensation: how to claim up to €600
Delayed or cancelled easyJet flight? You may be owed up to €600 under EU261 or £520 under UK261. Here is how much, and how to claim for free.
Wizz Air flight delay compensation: claim up to €600
Was your Wizz Air flight delayed or cancelled? As an EU airline, Wizz Air is covered by EU261 — you could be owed up to €600. Here is how to claim.
British Airways flight delay compensation: up to £520 or €600
Delayed or cancelled British Airways flight? You may be owed up to £520 under UK261 or €600 under EU261, including on long-haul. Here is how to claim.
Flight delayed 3 hours? What compensation you can claim
A three-hour arrival delay can mean up to €600 under EU261 or £520 under UK261. Find out if your delayed flight qualifies and how to claim it.
Take-home pay
Net salary in Austria 2026: how the 14-payment system changes your take-home
How much of your Austrian gross salary you actually keep in 2026 — the 7-band tax system, the 18.12% social security rate, and the flat 6% tax on your 13th and 14th salary that makes Austria's system unlike its neighbours.
Notice period and redundancy pay in Europe 2026: what you're owed, country by country
How much notice and severance you're legally owed if you lose your job in Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, the UK or Austria in 2026 — the real formulas, the caps, and the deadlines to challenge a dismissal.
Pay transparency in Europe 2026: your new right to know what you should earn
The EU Pay Transparency Directive took effect on 7 June 2026 — pay ranges in job ads, a ban on salary-history questions, and the right to request pay data. What changed, where each country stands, and how to tell if you're underpaid.
Net salary in Europe 2026: what you actually take home
How much of your gross salary you keep in Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy and the UK in 2026 — and why the same gross buys very different take-home.
The Netherlands 30% ruling in 2026: eligibility, savings and how to claim it
The Dutch 30% ruling lets eligible expats receive up to 30% of their salary tax-free in 2026 — worth thousands a year. Who qualifies, how much you keep, the four-month deadline, and the 27% change coming in 2027.
Spain's Beckham Law in 2026: the 24% flat tax for expats, explained
Spain's Beckham Law lets qualifying new arrivals pay a flat 24% on employment income up to €600,000 instead of rates up to 47% — for six years. Who qualifies, how much you save, the 6-month deadline, and how to apply.
Italy's impatriati regime in 2026: the 50% tax exemption for new residents
Italy's impatriati regime exempts 50% of qualifying income from tax (60% with a minor child), up to €600,000, for five years. Who qualifies after the 2024 reform, how much you save, the residency commitment, and how to claim it.
Cost of living
Moving across Europe