Only just over 47 percent Poles want the working week shortened to four days - according to an IBRiS survey conducted for Radio ZET. Almost 40% do not want to shorten the working week while maintaining the current salaries. respondents - according to the study.more
40,000 jobs are offered by recruitment agencies in Italy. Before the summer season, bartenders, waiters, cooks, animators in holiday resorts, lifeguards, but also DJs, yacht rental employees, hotel receptionists and spa employees are sought.more
72 percent companies claim that they have noticed a decline in turnover caused by shortages of regular employees - according to the Tikrow report. As the authors added, half of companies have problems finding an immediate replacement if an employee cannot show up for work.more
Industry bosses have cast doubt on new plans for skills "bootcamps" for unemployed Britons as part of government efforts to plug gaps in the jobs market left by overseas workers.more
When emigrating for seasonal work, Poles most often choose countries such as Germany, the Czech Republic, Sweden or Norway - said the Personnel Service report. It was added that earnings in these countries may reach up to PLN 19,000 per month.more
Nine out of ten companies still do not take action towards equal opportunities, according to a report by Deloitte. 31% experienced aggression and 4% sexual harassment. surveyed women, and almost every fourth professional burnout.more
UK wage growth remained strong even as the UK unemployment rate rose to its highest for almost a year. The jobless rate increased to 4.3% between January and March, the highest since May to July last year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.more
Immigrants from Asia and Latin America, despite language barriers and a long employment process, show great willingness to work in Poland. Their number has increased several times over the past five years - according to a study by EWL Group and the Eastern Europe Study Center at the University of Warsaw.more
Lidl has increased basic wages for its workers, bringing them into line with its discount rival Aldi. The supermarket will lift pay per hour to £12.40 for those outside greater London and £13.65 for employees within the M25 motorway.more
Problems with finding staff are the biggest problem of this business - say hoteliers quoted in Thursday's "Gazeta Wyborcza". Even though companies looking for seasonal employees offer benefits, it is difficult for them to find interested people.more
68 percent respondents prefer the introduction of a four-day working week of 8 hours to shortening working hours to 6.4 hours. per day - according to a study conducted by ClickMeeting. 40 percent Poles believe that the income of employees and companies will not change during a shortened working week.more
The IT sector is perceived by employees in Poland as the most attractive; it was indicated by 51 percent. respondents - according to the Randstad Employer Brand Research report. Compared to last year's survey, the industry advanced from 8th position.more
Preliminary calculations prepared for "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" by Łukasz Kozłowski, chief economist of the Federation of Polish Entrepreneurs, show that in 2025 the minimum wage will amount to over PLN 4,500.more
Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats have committed to introducing extra security checks to crack down on riders working illegally, the Government has said.
Workers in the gig economy are self-employed and have the right to substitute another rider to carry out jobs.more
Poles are the second longest working nation in the EU after the Greeks; we work three hours longer per week than the EU average, according to a report by the Polish Economic Institute. In Poland, 5 per cent of people work part-time, while the average for EU countries is 17 per cent. - it noted.more
John Lewis and Waitrose job applicants can now see interview questions beforehand in an attempt to make the process fairer. The department and supermarket chain has published questions for all job levels, external from customer assistants to directors on its website.more
Using the phrase ‘back in your day’ to older colleagues could be considered age harassment, an employment judge has ruled. The “barbed and unwelcome” expression highlighting the age gap between two people may amount to “unwanted conduct”, a tribunal concluded.more
Germany was ranked the fifth most popular country for foreign workers and the first non-English-speaking country, according to a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study released yesterday. Australia, the US, Canada and the UK ranked higher.more
People aged 60+ want to employ 22 per cent of companies, according to a recently published survey. The economic activity of people aged between 55 and 64 is lower in Poland than the EU average. The situation could be improved by subsidising the employment of older people, it was reported.more
An employee who had worked for Sainsbury's for almost 20 years has been sacked for taking some "bags for life" without paying for them. Niamke Doffou worked at the Romford Sainsbury's store as a night shift assistant.more
The number of workforce dropouts claiming to suffer long-term sickness has surged to a record high as Britain’s labour crisis deepens.
More than 2.8 million people say they are too ill to work, the highest number since records were first collected by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).more
