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It’s Black-Red’s birthday: For a year now, the Union and the SPD, led by Chancellor Merz, have wanted to take on “responsibility for Germany” according to their coalition agreement. They have undertaken all sorts of things in the area of HR-relevant topics (we reported). While some things have already been implemented, much of it is still a long way off. This sometimes also causes uncertainty in human resources departments. Collective Bargaining Act? Check! The Federal Collective Bargaining Act was recently given the green light: Since the beginning of May 2026, companies that take on federal contracts have been obliged to…
In Germany, Russian agents are acting increasingly unrestrained. Foreign Minister Wadephul is unshakably optimistic about his relationship with the USA. And somewhere in the North Sea there is a whale swimming. This is the situation on Thursday morning.
A worker from the Mercadona supermarket chain who was on sick leave due to osteoarthritis was fired for walking the dog, picking up his feces, doing the shopping or riding a motorcycle while on sick leave. The Superior Court of Justice of Castilla y León (TSJCyL) has ruled that that dismissal was inadmissible by not validating the company’s argument, which maintained that the man suffered from these health problems and should not carry out those daily actions. The entity hired a private detective to follow the employee for two days to find out if, while on leave, he engaged in…
If the walls of the Plenary Hall of the Supreme Court could talk, they could give an account of disastrous episodes in Spain. There the appeals against the sentence of the attempted coup d’état of 23-F were heard and the kidnapping of Segundo Marey was judged – the first action attributed to the GAL – or the fight between the State and the independence leaders of the process. But, probably, until now, those walls, so clothed and solemn, had never witnessed a mixture of vaudeville and grotesque signs of public-private collusion like the one that has been narrated in the…
The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, which has been in effect for three weeks, is broken almost daily. Now Israel has bombed a Beirut suburb for the first time again. The target is said to have been a Hezbollah commander.
The GEA Group has abolished individual bonuses and only provides incentives via a purely KPI-controlled bonus plan. Vodafone abolished personal goals three years ago, but now the company is reintroducing them. Ikea has aligned its bonus program with collective goals. Representatives of these three companies discussed how performance can be rewarded at the Total Rewards practical forum in the FAZ Tower. Their approaches are quite different: Through the KPI-controlled bonus plan, we created clarity and set clear expectations. Niko Lymberopoulos, Vice President Rewards & Performance Solutions bei der GEA Group Performance is very important to us, and performance is a criterion that should be reflected…
Koldo García’s defense has criticized during its final report the agreement between Víctor de Aldama and the Prosecutor’s Office to reduce his request for a sentence. “The non-agreement makes me very happy. We have not been offered this non-agreement, because if they offer us ‘say something without evidence’, we are going to tell lies,” said lawyer Leticia de la Hoz, adding that if the former advisor had been made that proposal “he would have collaborated as well.” The lawyer has also questioned the UCO reports and their conclusions on the payments of 10,000 euros: “The UCO has constructed the story…
A good salary is a strong factor in attracting and retaining blue, gray and pink collar workers. But other benefits are also important, as a recent survey shows. The job exchange Hokify (proper spelling hokify) calls it “do-it jobs”: jobs where you have to get hands-on, which include activities of daily life and where employees at the same time experience a strong identification with the work, people who work in blue, grey, pink and basic white collar jobs. Info If Blue-Collar-Jobs refers primarily to professions in production, industry and crafts. The name comes from the classic blue work overalls in…
In the trial surrounding the death of eight-year-old Fabian, the father does not believe that the defendant is guilty, despite incriminating evidence. Is the idea that his partner could have murdered his son just too horrifying for him?
The city of Valencia will open municipal libraries 24 hours a day for the first time, coinciding with the exam period in educational centers, as reported by the city council of the Valencian capital in a statement. The council has highlighted that 1,200 officials have volunteered to provide this service and thus guarantee the use of the study spaces. Continue reading