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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…
Nvidia, the chipmaker that became the world’s most valuable public company two years ago, was alone worth more than $4.75 trillion as of Thursday morning. Its value, or market capitalization, is more than double the combined worth of all the companies in the energy sector, including oil giants like Exxon Mobil and Chevron.The chipmaker’s market cap has swelled so much recently, it is now 20 percent greater than the sum of all of the companies in the materials, utilities and real estate sectors combined. What unifies these giant tech companies is artificial intelligence. Nvidia makes the hardware that powers it;…
The leadership of Vox in the Region of Murcia resigned this Thursday en bloc, leaving only the until now regional president of the party, José Ángel Antelo, to force his departure. Sources from the ultra formation have confirmed to EL PAÍS this march in full of the Provincial Executive Committee (CEP) “due to a profound disagreement with the management” of the until now president, and it will be a manager appointed by the national leadership who will now take the reins of the formation.Specifically, the national deputy Lourdes Méndez, who held the vice presidency of Vox Murcia, has left her…
The numbers are surprising. 41 percent of students and young graduates abandon an application process because they lack affinity with the person recruiting. This is the most common reason for abandonment, ahead of a lack of salary transparency (39 percent) or too long a company’s decision-making process (35 percent). This is what the 2026 career barometer shows. The study was carried out by the career platform Job Teaser together with the EDHEC Business School and the market research company Kantar between August 1st and October 15th, 2025. 1,133 students and young graduates between the ages of 18 and 30 were…
– Advertisement -Professional breaks are not a break, but a resource. Whether after parental leave, care, illness or reorientation: those returning to work bring with them skills that companies urgently need today. Katrin Witte, Chairwoman of the IBB, advocates an HR mindset that recognizes perspectives, enables learning and creates sustainable employee loyalty. Executive Summary Sustainably integrating returners: Mindset as a strategic success factor in HR The challenge: Today, professional breaks are diverse and are no longer a special case. Nevertheless, those returning to work in companies are often still defined by gaps in their CV. A lack of support, unclear…
Catalonia tightens its grip on companies that abusively offer fast, tailored credits and loans, often over the Internet. The Catalan Consumer Agency, an agency of the Generalitat, has explained that it has opened disciplinary proceedings against 17 of these companies, with sanctions ranging from 10,000 to 100,000 euros. The sanctions are based on abusive clauses and practices that lead to direct harm to consumers.On this occasion, the Generalitat agency has avoided publishing the names of the companies it has sanctioned. But these are 17 companies in the lender sector, which sell quick and customized loans. These sanctions arise from the…
AI pioneers warn of an attack by machines. The most valuable company in the world reports record results. The Office for the Protection of the Constitution is not allowed to classify the AfD as right-wing extremist for the time being. And the Berlinale boss can stay for now. This is the situation on Thursday evening.
A Herne Bay entrepreneur who created a peer-support initiative for women has been presented with a Brand of the Future award. Lynda Perry founded Sister Circle Events to offer a shared space where women can meet, talk openly and encourage one another’s personal development. The honour from Big Business Events acknowledges the concept’s capacity to grow nationally, with plans to establish circles in communities throughout the UK. Lynda said: “I am thrilled to receive this recognition – it’s great to see that others are recognising the potential of my business in the same way that I do.” The project…