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The Generalitat Firefighters have managed to stabilize the fire in Sant Quirze Safaja, in Barcelona, which has led to the preventive confinement of several houses and a rural hostel and the evacuation of a campsite and a campsite. The Government of Aragon has ordered the evacuation of the residents of Orés (72 inhabitants), Asín (88 inhabitants) and Luesia (332), in Zaragoza, through an Es-Alert message, due to a forest fire that has already burned at least 140 hectares and that had forced the intervention of the Military Emergency Unit (UME). The forest area burned in Spain now amounts to 62,215…
For years, France debated whether terminally ill people should be allowed to take lethal drugs. The National Assembly in Paris has now passed a corresponding law – but with numerous restrictions.
There is no truce in Aragon this summer. In the last 20 days, seven fires have been declared in the autonomous territory. The last one, on the morning of this Wednesday, in the town of Orés, in the Zaragoza region of Cinco Villas, which at this time is advancing uncontrollably and has already caused the eviction of around 400 people in total from three municipalities in the area (Orés, Asín and Luesia). In addition, two nursing homes have been evacuated, and they have been moved to another center in the Aragonese capital. The Government of Aragon – which met this…
The Munich labor court recently had to decide whether an employee of the local transport company could refuse to use the train because the vehicle carried outdoor advertising for the troops. As a recognized conscientious objector and pacifist, he could not drive the vehicle – and that had to be taken into account in the roster. His employer didn’t find this funny, filed a counterclaim and won. Why did the lawsuit before the Munich Labor Court fail? Since the man had only been assigned to drive the tram in question “in about one and three quarters of a year so…
This is probably the situation every HR manager wants to avoid during a restructuring: being booed at by employees at a works meeting. Lea Corzilius, HR director at the automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen, apparently didn’t succeed. What had happened? The ZF management had terminated the internally so-called “Zeppelin bonus” as an above-tariff bonus at the headquarters in Friedrichshafen in mid-2027. The remuneration component was a fixed performance bonus, which is now not to be completely abolished, but rather converted into a performance bonus. Cozilius wanted to inform employees about details at the works meeting on Tuesday. After she was booed…
On the eve of the closure of tourist flats announced by Mayor Jaume Collboni in Barcelona for 2028, the Federation of Neighborhood Associations of Barcelona (FAVB) has analyzed the data of the 10,730 licenses for legal tourist housing and has drawn two conclusions. The first, the exact map of where they are located, by districts and neighborhoods. The Eixample (with five neighborhoods) has the most homes for tourist use (4,911, 46%), and is also home to the property with the most concentration, with 92 in a single building on Tarragona street. The map also draws attention to the number of…
A planned luxury resort by Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner in a nature reserve is driving Albanians onto the streets. The musician Dua Lipa, whose parents come from Kosovo and Albania, has now revealed what she thinks of the project.
The judge of the National Court Santiago Pedraz has summoned the two prosecutors who met with Leire Díez in March and April of last year at the headquarters of the Attorney General’s Office and the president of the PSOE, Cristina Narbona, to testify as witnesses this Wednesday for the messages that were exchanged with the former socialist militant. The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, attends the demolition of the fence of the Línea de la Concepción (Cádiz), the day on which the Treaty between the EU and the United Kingdom on the integration of Gibraltar after Brexit, which involves…
Anyone who talks about skilled workers and workers today quickly lands on the subject of temporary employment. Many companies use personnel service providers because it is an obvious solution given the shortage of skilled workers, time pressure and limited resources. That’s not a bad thing at first, it’s part of everyday life in HR and recruiting. Temporary work shortens the path to filling because external partners search, select and suggest suitable profiles. However, one dimension that is crucial for long-term employee loyalty and employer branding is often ignored: the actual employer identity. The convenient shortcut in recruiting In practice, temporary…
Taxi driver Tyrone Smith waits patiently on his motorcycle at the border between Gibraltar and La Línea, accompanied by his friend with whom he shares a first name and profession. Wait patiently for the clock to strike midnight. The nerves are on edge. He came from having a drink with his friend in a bar in La Línea, they were late and now they are standing there right at the historic gates of La Verja. Thousands of people wait on the Spanish side, intoxicated by Spain’s victory in the World Cup. The clock is ticking, Tuesday becomes a historic Wednesday,…