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The “invisible” February 29th only occurs in leap years. It was therefore chosen as a day of action for the “Equal Care Day” initiative by the federal association of the same name, which advocates for the appreciation of invisible care work. Since there is no February 29th this year, the day of action will take place on March 1st. Care work includes everything that has to do with looking after the household, children or relatives who need to be cared for, for example. This particularly affects women: according to figures from the Federal Statistical Office, they do an average of…

The CDU is losing a comfortable lead. Economics Minister Reiche is sabotaging the construction of small solar systems. And behind the bidding war for Warner Bros. there is a Trump victory. This is the situation on Friday evening.

The Budget of the Department of Education once again breaks a new upward record and reaches 7,954 million for this year, according to the project published this Friday, which is 14% more than the last approved accounts, in 2023, when it amounted to 6,960 million. However, the Department raises the figure to 8,356 million, and explains that the difference is due to “additional funds from other administrations that are not contemplated.”In Education, a large part of the pie goes to the so-called chapter 1, that is, the teachers’ salaries. Spending on official and labor teaching personnel amounts to 4.7 billion,…

– Advertisement -Global HR strategies often reach their limits where cultural differences shape everyday life. Based in Bangalore, Kameshwari Rao, Global Chief People Officer at Publicis Sapient, is responsible for the HR orientation of an international company. In the second part of our conversation, she explains why cultural integration in global HR leadership is less a question of adaptation than of clear intention – and what an everyday work routine looks like that consists of 70 percent shaping the future. Executive Summary Cultural integration in global HR leadership The challenge: Global HR management rarely fails due to a lack of…

The Civil Guard has arrested a man as allegedly responsible for a network of sexual exploitation of women, who is also charged with the crimes of injuries, threats, coercion and drug trafficking, within the framework of an investigation carried out for months in different towns in the province of Castellón. The operation, begun in June 2025 after the filing of a complaint, has allowed the dismantling of an organized system of recruitment and control of women in situations of special vulnerability, the security force has reported. More informationThe detainee, who has been brought to justice, offered money to women, many…

Election posters with Mini Greens logo. A standstill agreement with biting leftists: Cem Özdemir is fighting for Kretschmann’s successor in Baden-Württemberg – and against the lousy image of his own party. Suddenly the mood changes, will he achieve the sensation?

new video loaded: The Web of Companies Owned by Elon MuskIn mapping out Elon Musk’s wealth, our investigation found that Mr. Musk is behind more than 90 companies in Texas. Kirsten Grind, a New York Times Investigations reporter, explains what her team found.By Kirsten Grind, Melanie Bencosme, James Surdam and Sean HaveyFebruary 27, 2026

On average, women earn 16 percent less than men. Is this due to negotiating skills or structural influences? Current figures show what HR should know about unequal pay. It is well known that women in the same positions earn less on average than their male counterparts. It is all the more surprising that Equal Pay Day is not well known among women. At least that’s what a survey commissioned by Kununu found. The employer comparison platform surveyed 1,033 people. 51 percent of those surveyed were women, the rest men. According to the survey, 63 percent of women surveyed have never…

When Vitoria won the title of European Green Capital in 2012, the European Commission highlighted the green ring that surrounds the city and the fact that the vast majority of citizens lived within 300 meters of open green areas. He also gave merits to the bicycle lane network, the reduction of water consumption and the protection of biodiversity. The foundations of the Green Capital —as Vitoria has been known since then— were solid, but there was one subject for which the jury did not give a good grade: the excessive consumption of land. The expansion of Vitoria was disproportionate to…

Human resources management: Ms. Sternitzky, Westwing has gone through a tough transformation in the last three years. What had happened?Miriam Sternitzky: That was an exciting but also very challenging time. I took over leadership of People & Culture in March 2020, just as the pandemic began. We experienced an incredible boom during this time because many people were at home and redecorated their apartments. But in 2022 we realized that growth was not sustainable. People wanted to go out and travel again – and they no longer needed a new couch. However, the cost base that we had built up…