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Times have been easier for promoting Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI). However, despite the politically polarized climate in society, the rise of right-wing extremist views and less budget for DEI due to the economic crisis, many companies continue to pursue their DEI management with full vigor. For this reason, nine initiatives, people and corporate programs were honored at this year’s Impact of Diversity Award (IOD). The award was presented at the beginning of July on the Accenture Campus in Munich in front of around 180 guests from business, politics and society. Barbara Lutz, initiator of the award ceremony and CEO…
The Supreme Court must resolve, once again, an appointment chosen within the Prosecutor’s Office. Prosecutor Almudena Lastra, who was Madrid’s top prosecutor for five years, has appealed to the Contentious-Administrative Chamber against the appointment of Isabel Martín, current head of the Community in the Public Ministry, according to legal sources to EL PAÍS. The State Attorney General, Teresa Peramato, decided last April not to renew Lastra in office, something that a part of the race understood as retaliation for the fact that Lastra had testified in the trial against former Attorney General Álvaro García Ortiz and his testimony served to…
Mental health doesn’t stop at the office door. Psychological stress is one of the most common causes of sickness-related absences in Germany, as health insurance reports regularly show. In addition, there is probably a high number of unreported cases. Because many crises remain hidden and still have an impact on performance and the culture in the company. HR managers and managers know this. They are often the first to notice that something is wrong. The person who suddenly withdraws from meetings. The colleague who was always reliable and is now missing deadlines. The employee who reacts increasingly irritably to questions.…
Research by SPIEGEL and its partners shows for the first time in detail how far the military cooperation between Russia and China extends. Secret documents show what plans both states are making against the West. The cover story.
With the Empordà fire still active, Catalan firefighters had to deal on Monday with three other large outbreaks in Artesa de Segre, Sentmenat and another in the Anoia region. On Tuesday the situation was repeated with fires in Torrefeta i Florejacs, Savallà del Comptat (Tarragona) and Martorell (Barcelona). Yesterday was not much better, and early in the afternoon there were up to 10 active fires in different phases with one of special virulence in Gavà that forced 6,000 residents to confine themselves and another in Navarclés that forced 7,000 more to stay at home. This simultaneity of fires is what…
Finding reliable data on executive compensation in Germany is more difficult than it should be. The reason: Benchmark surveys usually summarize Europe in a single number. If the surveys do provide specific evaluations for Germany, the data is based on a thin basis that is not suitable for deriving actions. This is because country-specific patterns are often lost when data are broken down to the country level. In addition, the structural peculiarities that characterize Germany – phantom shares, the lack of an enterprise management incentive equivalent (EMI equivalent) and regulatory changes – are rarely adequately explained. So what does the…
In the middle of a cooled lava flow, a network of rock cellars stretches beneath the town of Mendig – 32 meters deep. A group of men entered the area despite the ban and became disoriented. Numerous helpers had to arrive.
The international security architecture is going through one of its most delicate moments since the end of the Cold War. With more than fifty open conflicts, the weakening of multilateralism and the moment of international law have been topics of reflection this Wednesday in Barcelona. The Olof Palme International Foundation, the newspaper EL PAÍS and the Barcelona School of Management of the Pompeu Fabra University have brought together diplomats, researchers and experts in international relations in the VI edition of the Seminar on Geopolitics, a day dedicated to discussing the challenges of shared common security in a context of growing…
The federal government’s most recently planned labor market reforms have met with enormous criticism. There were great concerns about the planned introduction of incapacity for work from the first day of illness. The reactions to the planned reform of fixed-term contracts without objective reasons are much more differentiated. Proponents welcome the fact that this will allow companies to hire more flexibly. Critics warn that temporary positions will become permanent and that HR departments could have significantly more workload in the future. What is the coalition planning? The reform of the unfounded fixed-term contract at a glance As part of the…
New day with several active forest fires in Catalonia that threaten populated areas. The largest is the one that was declared in Gavà (Barcelona) early in the afternoon and which keeps 6,000 people confined in different urbanizations. Another fire that has grown strongly during the afternoon is located in Sallent (Barcelona) and at 7 p.m. it has forced 7,000 people to be confined. The third focus that worries firefighters today is in Tarragona, specifically in Aiguamúrcia. Continue reading