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Pope Leo XIV is now in Barcelona for the second leg of his trip through Spain. At the Prat airport, Prevost was received by the Minister of Finance, Arcadi España; he president from Catalonia, Salvador Illa; and the president of the Parliament of Catalonia, Josep Rull. He then moved to the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia for a homily. During his speech in Catalan and Spanish, he called for unity: “In a world torn by wars and divisions, in an increasingly fragmented and individualistic society, we want to be ‘martyrs’, that is, witnesses and prophets of unity.”…
More locations, more teams, more decision-making levels – and suddenly fewer real conversations. How do companies manage to stay close to their employees even as they grow? Kristina Gerwert, Human Resources Director at adesso SE, explains which dialogue and listening formats have proven themselves and what is really important when implementing them. Executive Summary Employee dialogue in growing companies The challenge: With every new location, team and hierarchy level, the risk of losing direct contact with employees increases. Information leaks out, moods are recognized later and the exchange between the workforce and management becomes more difficult. The solution: Companies need…
The former president of the Badajoz Provincial Council, Miguel Ángel Gallardo, reiterated this Tuesday his “innocence” and insisted that his “only guilt” is “not having the same ideas as the popular accusation.” “They have already won the social trial, regardless of what comes out in this room. It is clear that they have socially condemned us,” he said. This is how he spoke during his turn to have the last word in the trial being held in the Provincial Court of Badajoz for alleged irregularities in the creation and awarding of a senior management position in 2017 to David Sánchez,…
The deadline by which Germany should have incorporated the EU Pay Transparency Directive into national law passed on June 7th. But companies should know: The contents of the EU directive also apply if they have not yet been incorporated into national law. It is also to be expected that courts will make EU-friendly rulings when it comes to lawsuits regarding pay transparency. Despite the long announcement, not all companies are well prepared for pay transparency. In an interview, Annika in der Beek, CHRO at Statista, explains how her company prepared and what quick wins there are now for unprepared companies.Human…
Russia and Belarus are once again emphasizing their nuclear readiness: To ensure security, both countries are ready at any time “to use all available means, including nuclear weapons,” Moscow said.
Pope Leo XIV will land in Barcelona on Tuesday, June 9 at noon after spending 4 days in Madrid, and the surroundings of the stages on his agenda will be completely closed to circulation. The most problematic day will be Wednesday the 10th, when the pontiff will hold events in the Raval and the Sagrada Familia. Continue reading
The war in the Middle East briefly flares up again. A power outage in Reutlingen shows how endangered the German energy infrastructure is. And in North Rhine-Westphalia a future without homework awaits. This is the situation on Monday evening.
In an environment of weak economic growth, geopolitical uncertainty and the resulting volatility in results as well as financial bottlenecks, the incentive systems for managers are in difficult waters. What approaches are there to ensure that incentive systems continue to be effective as a control instrument and are also as crisis-proof and flexible as possible? Incentive systems for managers usually reflect the central control variables and value drivers in companies. The prerequisite for this is a reliable database, such as valid planned values or meaningful historical trends. This is the only way to calibrate ambitious but realistic target achievement and…
A fire in the town of Villanueva de los Castillejos (Huelva) has covered the sky of the Andalusian city and other towns on the Huelva coast with a dense cloud of smoke and ashes, running from west to east of the province. The fire has forced the preventive evacuation of some 365 people and the closure of the A-495 highway between San Bartolomé de la Torre and Villanueva de los Castillejos, at kilometer 8 and 10.7. 19 aerial vehicles and more than 110 ground personnel have come to work in the area, including pumpers, checkpoints and trucks, who have doubled…
Being fired: unpleasant by nature, but in reality more unpleasant than necessary. The results of the 2026 termination report from the HR software company HR Works show that there is still a need for improvement here. A total of 6,093 employees in Germany were surveyed, of whom 825 were laid off in the past five years. As it turned out, in two thirds the termination discussion lasted a maximum of ten minutes. Most of them said it was just five minutes. A total of four different ways of dismissal were identified among those surveyed. 8 percent were fired by telephone,…