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In a recent poll run by Hays on LinkedIn, 69% of the 17,640 respondents said that young people don’t have the necessary skills to enter the world of work.more

More than 40,000 workers at telecoms giant BT are to take part in two 24-hour strikes in a row over pay, their union has announced. The Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents the employees at BT, said that company bosses had "stuck two fingers up" to key workers.more

In June, there was a strong drop in the Job Vacancy Barometer indicating changes in the number of job advertisements published online, according to the Department of Economics and Finance of UITP in Rzeszów and the Bureau of Investment and Economic Cycles. According to analysts, this could herald an imminent recession.more

The next series of railroad strikes awaits Great Britain in the coming weeks, unions have announced, which are arguing with rail carriers about the amount of increases, employment conditions and job cuts.more

The Dutch work 42.5 years in a lifetime - the longest of all nations in the European Union. Romanians are the shortest active in the labor market. Poles fall slightly below the EU average estimated at 36, according to data from the European Statistical Office Eurostat.more

Poles working on the construction of the tunnel under the Belt Fehmarn Strait will be paid on the same terms as their Danish colleagues, according to an agreement reached by trade unions with the investment contractor FLC Consortium. The reason for the strike was lower wages for foreign staff.more

Scotland's health service workers are being urged to reject a 5% pay offer from the Scottish government.more

Donald Tusk's promise to propose a four-day working week in Poland after winning the elections has kindled the hopes of working people, but also great fears among entrepreneurs, reports today's "Rzeczpospolita".more

On the weekend of July 23 and 24, there will be a strike by Ryanair pilots, Belgian media reported. "The reason is the non-compliance with the law and the arrogant attitude of the company's management," said Didier Lebbe, the Irish airline's cabin crew union secretary.more

The unemployment rate in Poland is at a record low level. We need hands to work and the shortages on the market are being filled by Ukrainian citizens, Minister of Family and Social Policy Marlena Maląg informed. She pointed out that 300,000 Ukrainians have taken up work in Poland since 24 February.more

Strike action by about 700 British Airways check-in staff at Heathrow has been suspended after unions said the airline had made a "vastly improved" pay offer.more

78 per cent of people are more appreciative of job offers that include information on the salary for a position; almost 40 per cent expect to know the salary on offer before an interview, according to the Pracuj.pl survey.more

More than two million low-income workers will no longer pay National Insurance from now, owing to a change in the way the tax is collected. more

Britain could face a summer beer shortage after Stella Artois and Budweiser factory staff agreed to strike over wages, a union warned.more

Sheffield was the city where the most attacks were reported and figures show that across the UK 39% of the attacks took place at the front door. more

Landline and broadband customers told to expect disruption as engineers, call centre and shop staff back action.more

GPs have threatened to strike over a contract that would force them to offer appointments at evenings and weekends.more

Only 7% of Poles forced to look for a job would set up their own business. Nearly 30% of those running a business are thinking about closing their business or company, and just over 20% about selling it, according to a study of Poles' business readiness prepared for the Assay Group company.more

BMA members’ call for reversal of real-terms cuts over last 14 years increases chances of strike action/more

In 2021, Poles were ill much less frequently compared to the two previous years, despite the Covid-19 pandemic. This is good news for employers, reports Rzeczpospolita.more

Several professions could be about to follow rail workers in striking, but reasons and plans vary.more

A report from Polish Economic Institute (PIE) shows that at the current rate of progress it will take around 267 years to close the gender gap in economic participation and opportunity.more

In times of high inflation, for students and graduates starting their careers in Poland, the salary is much more important than before - reports today's Rzeczpospolita.more

46 percent generation Z and 45 percent millennials feel burnout. The main concerns of these groups are the cost of living and the climate catastrophe. 46 percent generation Z and 47 percent Millennials live from paycheck to paycheck, according to a Deloitte report.more

According to a study by Uce Research and the ePsycholodzy.pl platform, almost one in four (approx. 24%) Poles admit that their supervisor contacts him after working hours on business matters.more