The first people have already lost their jobs because they did not want to be vaccinated against COVID-19 - reports Prawo.pl. In the opinion of experts quoted by the portal, the determination of employers to return to normalcy is so great that they are even ready to assume the risk of losing a case before the labor court.more
In 2020, doctors in Poland issued 1.5 million sick leaves due to mental disorders and behavioral disorders. It's 7 percent. all electronic certificates of incapacity for work - informs Prawo.pl.more
A Polish cardiologist working in Great Britain, who has been suspended due to poor English skills and has already failed his language exams six times, has been given a seventh chance from the disciplinary commission, the Daily Mail reported yesterday.more
63 percent of Poles use social media during working hours at least once a week; nearly half - both for business and private purposes - according to the latest Pracuj.pl report.more
A nurse who cared for Boris Johnson when he was in intensive care with Covid has quit the NHS and criticised the government's handling of the pandemic and nurses' pay.more
A number of long-term British citizens have expressed alarm at receiving letters from the Home Office telling them they risk losing the right to work, benefits and free healthcare unless they apply for UK immigration status in the next six weeks.more
German workers are getting older, young people are attracted by cities - according to the lists of the German Institute of Regional Geography. Leibniz (IfL). Experts warn that the lack of workers in the eastern federal states could lead to deindustrialization.more
Poland’s right-wing government has revealed a new economic strategy that marks a clear leftward shift, including higher taxes for the wealthiest Poles.more
The epidemiological situation causes staff shortages and forces companies in Germany and the Netherlands to fight for Polish employees - experts from the OTTO Work Force employment agency pointed out today. It was added that for seasonal workers this means, inter alia, increase in salaries.more
London’s offices are more than half full for the first time since the start of the pandemic in March last year as the return to desks gathers pace.more
Government's failure to allow in enough EU workers and new rules limiting visas for seasonal pickers are expected to leave tonnes of crops to rot while shelves lie empty.more
Companies in Poland offer employees, for example, a day off or a cash allowance for vaccination. By doing so, they run the risk of being compensated for unequal treatment - the Polish daily "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" reports.more
The Polish government is preparing regulations authorizing companies to control employees for the presence of alcohol in the blood - the Polish daily "Puls Biznesu" reports.more
A London council is believed to be the first local authority in the country to offer full paid leave to employees who experience a miscarriage or stillbirth. Women who suffer the loss of a baby at any stage in their pregnancy will be entitled to a week off work in plans unveiled by Barking and Dagenham council today.more
The largest Portuguese airline, TAP, which organizes flights to Poland, has started massive layoffs. According to the company's management, they are to be carried out "most fairly", that is on the basis of an algorithm.more
A receptionist at a car dealership has won £23,000 after she was excluded from an office pizza order as part of what a tribunal described as a 'campaign of victimisation'. A hearing ruled that Malgorzata Lewicka was deliberately left out by bosses who did not include her in the informal staff lunch.more
A coronavirus outbreak has arisen on a German asparagus farm in Kirchdorf (Lower Saxony). So far 130 people have become infected, including Poles. Employees were subjected to the so-called "working" quarantine, that is, they cannot leave their workplace.more
A career in #STEM (Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics) is becoming an increasingly popular choice for young women. The report on Polish women who work in the technology industry in the UK aims to get to know this unique group better.more
There are no managers, no managers, all employees are equal. And it is they who decide what their salaries will be and they award themselves raises. This model of operation was adopted by the Argentine company 10Pines. Half of its annual profits are shared among employees.more