Hundreds of thousands of employees in Tokyo will work from home for two weeks as part of a trial of measures designed to reduce congestion during next year's Olympics.more
The level of unemployment in Spain fell to 14% at the end of June, ie to the lowest level since the economic crisis began in this country in 2009 - informed the National Statistics Office (INE) in Madrid.more
The European Commission has boasted that more and more managerial positions in this institution are occupied by women. As he emphasizes, the situation has significantly improved in this respect since Jean-Claude Juncker took over the controls of the EU executive.more
The largest group of Ryanair airlines in Europe will train pilots at the BartoliniAir resort in Łódź in cooperation with the airports in Łódź and Olsztyn. Within 4 years, 320 professional pilots are to obtain the license.more
The next prime minister should lower the salary threshold for foreign workers in the UK from £30,000 to £20,000, a group of business and education bodies has said.more
Wage growth in the UK rose to 3.6% in the year to May 2019, the highest growth rate since 2008, according to Office for National Statistics figures.more
The nominee to head the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said in letters to lawmakers on Monday that she will propose a guaranteed minimum wage to all EU workers and an unemployment benefit scheme.more
More than 2,000 workers at seven Amazon (AMZN.O) sites across Germany have gone on strike over pay for at least two days, labor union Verdi said on Monday.
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Two million low-paid workers could receive statutory sick pay for the first time as part of reforms aimed at supporting people with health conditions in the workplace.more
Amazon announced it will spend $700 million over the next six years to help retrain a third of its US workforce to adapt to an economy increasingly disrupted by automation and new technology.more
Chinese and Indian ethnic group workers have higher average earnings than their white British counterparts, the first official figures on the issue show.more
The automation of the labor market will hit women the most - assessed the Financial Times. According to research cited by the daily, 20 percent currently employed women until 2030 may lose their jobs as a result of market transformation.more
There are 2.1 million entities operating in the Polish enterprise sector, which create almost 10 million jobs - according to the "Report on the state of the sector of small and medium enterprises in Poland" prepared by the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development.more
The French government has launched a major push to poach British game developers in the wake of Brexit, promising subsidies, tax breaks and loans to creatives who make the move across the Channel.more
Amsterdam is proposing "fundamental" changes to its famed red light district to ensure the rights of sex workers, prevent crime and reduce nuisance for local residents and businesses.more
Not only the Polish Foreign Intelligence Agency is looking for candidates to work in social media. All major players in the world do the same, "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" reports.more
