Last month, the labor market returned to its pre-crisis normality. In the face of the second wave of the pandemic, however, uncertainty may return - the Polish daily "Puls Biznesu" reports.more
Edinburgh Woollen Mill, owner of the Peacocks and Jaeger clothing brands, says it plans to appoint administrators in an attempt to save the business.more
One of the severities of the pandemic in Spain is youth unemployment - 44% unemployed persons were less than 25 years old. This is the most, after Greece, in the EU and three times more than the EU average of 17.6%. - notes the portal 20minutos.es.more
The employer should pay for the coffee, tea, toilet paper, gas, electricity and water used by employees while working at home, said NIBUD, a Dutch foundation funded primarily by the government and advising on household finances.more
Compulsory face masks in offices ‘will be taken into consideration’ by ministers in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has said.more
In Spain, during the Covid-19 pandemic, a growing number of people in favor of working outside the office. Eight out of ten citizens are now supportive of taking classes from their homes, according to a study by Madrid's Comillas University.more
The British government launched a new employment programme on Monday aimed at helping those left jobless due to the COVID-19 pandemic to get back into work.more
Cineworld, the world's second-largest cinema chain, will temporarily shut down all its cinemas in the US and UK due to the pandemic crisis and the delay in the release of a new Bond movie, the company said. He will lose his job up to 45 thousand. people.more
The collapse in aviation caused by the coronavirus pandemic could wipe out 46 million jobs worldwide, according to new research that highlights just how damaging a prolonged downturn in air travel and tourism is for the global economy.more
Official data from the Erns & Young group (EY) showed that the United Kingdom has lost 7.5 thousand high-paying jobs in the financial sector since the announcement of Brexit. 400 vacancies have been permanently transferred from the UK to Europe in the past weeks alone.more
Geneva is to introduce a minimum wage of almost £3,500 a month, reported to be the highest in the world, after locals approved the measure in a surprise vote result sparked by reports of growing coronavirus-linked poverty in the Swiss city.more
The Walt Disney Company announced on Tuesday the layoff of approx. 28 thousand. people, mainly employees of amusement parks in the US, reported Reuters. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, California's Disneyland remains closed, with fewer visitors visiting other parks.more
Morrisons is creating more than 1,000 permanent jobs to fulfil orders for its services on Amazon. The supermarket said it is hiring the extra staff to pick and pack customer orders from more than 50 stores, covering most major UK cities and many towns.more
High street bakery chain Greggs has said it is in talks with staff over cutting employee hours “to minimise the risk of job losses” when the furlough scheme ends next month.more
More than 40% of transgender people have reported negative treatment at work. LGBT+ people tend to be more highly educated and work more often in health and social services.more
In September, almost two thirds (65.4%) of those employed for gainful employment positively assessed the situation in their workplaces, with the majority describing it as good, and only one in ten as very good - according to the latest CBOS survey.more
The Swiss rejected the proposal to abolish the free movement of people from the EU in a referendum on Sunday. According to forecasts, 63 percent were against the initiative. voters - the SRF public television reported on Sunday, citing the estimates of the GFS institute.
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OECD, in its latest report ("Education at a Glance 2020"), established to juxtapose all European countries and check the situation of teachers' salaries. Polish teachers were at the bottom of the list - 5th from the bottom.more
