Only 13% of Poles use artificial intelligence in their daily work - this is less than in Italy or Germany, for example. AI solutions are most often used by young people, aged 25-34, and people in managerial positions - according to a study by Personnel Service.more
A police officer who has not yet completed basic training and is under 26 years old can earn over PLN 6,000, and after training, his salary may increase to PLN 6,900 - according to information provided by the Police Headquarters.more
Employers announced that they would lay off 130,000 people from April to December. Meanwhile, it turns out that they plan to hire over half a million new employees - reports "Rzeczpospolita".more
Workers could be given new rights to demand a four-day week under new laws, according to reports.
The Telegraph reports that “compressed hours” could feature in a new law, which could shift the balance of power, so companies could be legally obliged to offer flexible working from day one except where it is “not reasonably feasible”. more
More than 130,000 people across England will benefit from workplace health checks being trialled to help protect people from preventable diseases, the government has said.more
Thanks to foreign workers, our economy has grown faster in recent years. Their influx should further increase the rate of GDP growth, writes ”Rzeczpospolita” in today's issue.more
The number of 16-24 year-olds not in employment, education or training (Neet) across the UK reached 872,000 in the period April to June 2024, official estimates suggest. more
More than 3,500 current and former workers at Next have won the final stage of a six-year legal battle for equal pay. An employment tribunal said store staff, who are predominantly women, should not have been paid at lower rates than employees in warehouses, who are typically male.more
The UK government has promised to enshrine the “right to switch off” from work in law, penalising employers for contacting workers outside an agreed set of hours.more
The shrinkage of human resources in Poland could have disastrous consequences for social security systems and economic development; this could be prevented by, among other things, a well-considered migration policy, according to a report published on Wednesday by Employers of Poland.more
Official statistics reveal fewer people are seeking to come from abroad to work in the NHS or in social care.
The statistics reveal that the outgoing Conservative government granted some 286,382 work visas overall in the year to June 2024 - 11% down on the previous year.more
There are more and more vacancies in the Polish police. There is a shortage of 12.3 thousand police officers on the front line, there are gaps even in the elite Central Bureau of Investigation of the Police - reports "Rzeczpospolita" today. According to experts, systemic incentives are needed to change this situation.more
Australian workers will have the right to "disconnect" from work outside the hours specified in their contract with their employer from next Monday, Reuters reported.more
The traditional pint after work is dying out as “a shift in attitudes” among remote workers and Generation Z means daytime socials are preferred instead, a report has revealed. more
In July, the relatively largest number of new job offers came in services. In this sector, the number of vacancies - with the exception of February - has been increasing since the beginning of the year, and the rate of increase has been relatively high in recent months, according to the latest Job Vacancy Barometer.more
The UK jobs market bucked predictions of a further weakening in June after official figures showed unemployment fell but wages growth slowed to its lowest for two years.
Unemployment unexpectedly dropped to 4.2% from 4.4% in the three months to June from the previous three months, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).more
In Sweden, 8.3 percent people aged 15-74 remain unemployed - this is the most in a decade, excluding the pandemic period, and the fourth highest level of unemployment in the European Union - announced the Minister of Labor Johan Pehrson.more
Since 2015, 12.5 million people have come to Germany, but more than seven have left, according to a study conducted by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, which analyzes the immigration and emigration of people without a German passport. The German economy is losing millions of workers - comments the website of the daily "Welt".more
The number of overseas workers and students applying to come to the UK has fallen after curbs on visas introduced by the previous government.
Workers and their family members applying on skilled worker, health and care, and study visas fell by more than a third in July to 91,300 compared with last year.more
Budget airline EasyJet is launching a recruitment drive aimed at people aged over 50. The campaign is called Returnships and the company is offering taster sessions at its London Gatwick training centre.more
There is a shortage of mathematics, foreign language, pedagogy and psychology teachers in schools, and experienced staff are resigning, reports today's "Rzeczpospolita". There are over 20,000 vacancies for teachers in the job banks.more