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The European Statistical Office (Eurostat) today reported that, in October 2024, the Czech Republic had the lowest level of unemployment in the EU, at 2.8 per cent, Malta (3 per cent) and Poland (3.1 per cent), while Spain (11.2 per cent) and Greece (9.8 per cent) had the highest.more

New figures on Tube, bus and Elizabeth line trips - plus new estimate of 60,000 dockless bikes on capital’s streets, writes Standard.co.uk.more

The Home Office said overseas workers in the UK care sector have been particularly vulnerable to exploitation and work visa abuse.more

Next year, there will be 14 public holidays outside of Sundays. Thanks to the free Christmas Eve, two days of leave will be enough to not work for a week in December.more

The Sejm passed an amendment to the law yesterday, according to which from next year Christmas Eve will be a public holiday. The amendment also stipulates that from 2025, the three Sundays preceding Christmas Eve will be commercial. The regulation will now go to work in the Senate.more

The happiness index of Poles at work has dropped by one point this year - from 6.8 to 5.8 on a 10-point scale - according to the latest edition of the report "Happiness at work of Poles". The greatest influence on it has a good salary, preferably in the range of PLN 7,000 to PLN 12,000 net.more

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has promised to get more people into work with reforms to overhaul job centres and more mental-health funding. Sir Keir said the government had inherited a country that "isn't working", and the changes would tackle the biggest drivers of unemployment and inactivity.more

Ministers are being urged to raise the basic rate of statutory sick pay from £3 an hour – one of the lowest in the developed world – after a report found the government’s changes would leave more than 1.6 million people unable to pay essential bills.more

Warsaw has moved up four places in the Global City Ranking and is currently in 61st place in the ranking of 156 agglomerations from around the world - according to a report by the international consulting firm Kearney.more

Wage subsidy programmes have been used in previous times of crisis to drive up the numbers of young people entering the workplace.more

Policymakers have been “left in the dark,” by official jobs figures since the pandemic, which may have “lost” almost a million workers according to the thinktank Resolution Foundation.more

78.3 per cent of surveyed Poles perceive at least one of the fourteen symptoms of professional burnout in themselves - an increase of 13 p.p. in three years, according to a report by UCE Research and the ePsycholodzy.pl platform. Most report a strong sense of fatigue and lack of energy - 43.4 per cent.more

The UK’s jobs market has shown further signs of cooling after a rise in unemployment in September while pay growth slowed, as business leaders warned the budget could hit hiring demand and lead to higher prices.more

Inspections carried out by companies employing employees remotely have shown that they are unable to implement it properly, the Rzeczpospolita daily reported.more

Tribunal rules employee was unfairly sacked despite verbally abusing a fellow worker during office discussion, writes 'The Guardian'.more

One thousand workers in the UK will get extra time off with no loss of pay in the first official pilot by the four-day week campaign under the Labour government. The British Society for Immunology and Crate Brewery in Hackney, east London, are among the businesses to have joined the latest trial, which is being led by the 4 Day Week Campaign, as it launches on Monday.more

Ograniczenia w przepisach migracyjnych i dodatkowe wsparcie w Polsce, że Ukraińcy są zobowiązani do stosowania w innych krajach - zapewnianie dostępu do firmy Gremi Personal. Dodano, że może to być rozwiązanie hamulcowe w branży TSL (transport, spedycja i logistyka), spożywczej i e-commerce.more

More than two-thirds of people (67%) say "free heating" is encouraging them back to the office during the winter months, new data has found. Nearly half of workers (48%) commute to their office five days a week, according to the Virgin Media O2 Business Movers Index.more

Minimum wages will rise in April, with hourly rates for over-21s set to go up to £12.21 an hour, the chancellor has confirmed ahead of Wednesday's Budget. Rachel Reeves said the pay boost marked a "significant step" towards achieving Labour’s promise of a "genuine living wage" for workers.more

UK businesses are losing staff working time because of waits for healthcare or caring duties due to underfunded public services, according to a poll of managers before Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first budget. More than half of 500 UK business leaders polled for the TUC said workers had to take time off in the last year because of problems accessing public services.more

Employees of companies from Poland value a good working atmosphere in organizations (46%), as well as a scope of duties that corresponds to their interests (41%). Although, as they emphasize, flexibility of work is very valuable to them, 60% of respondents work entirely from the office - according to the latest Manpower study.more

Every fourth person in Poland was asked about family plans during recruitment. The percentage among women was 32%, and among men - 19% - according to the published study. Unfair treatment due to age was encountered by 24% of respondents.more

The government is considering giving workers twice as long to strike. Under existing legislation, if workers vote to take industrial action, the mandate expires after six months and unions are required to hold another ballot to extend it.more

When we think of ageism, we tend to consider older workers being treated unfairly. But research suggests younger generations – especially women – are increasingly experiencing discrimination and being overlooked for well-earned promotions because of their age.more

Fewer qualified foreign workers than expected have applied for the so-called Chance Card, which is intended to make it easier for people from outside the EU to find work in Germany, the daily "Bild" reported yesterday, citing data from the Federal Ministry of the Interior.more