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In the end there was an agreement, in the middle of Good Friday and a few hours before the deadline closed. IU, Sumar and Podemos have reached an agreement to compete together in the Andalusian elections on May 17 in the Por Andalucía coalition, whose candidate will be the federal coordinator of IU, Antonio Maíllo. The candidacy has been made up of seven political forces: United Left, Sumar Movement, Andalusian People’s Initiative, Republican Alternative, Green Party, Podemos and Green Alliance. The pact has been reached against the clock, since the deadline for coalition registration ends this Friday at 11:59 p.m.…
The EU Pay Transparency Directive makes pay equity mandatory, but the software market has become confusing. A structured overview of around 20 providers in six categories helps HR departments and management with orientation. The EU Pay Transparency Directive must be implemented into national law by June 7, 2026. Even if the first draft law is only expected shortly in Germany, the direction is foreseeable: companies with more than 100 employees will in future have to regularly report on gender-specific pay differences. In addition, employees have a right to information that companies should be aware of. In addition, companies must ensure…
The Sports Department of the Generalitat has signed the protocol of intentions with the Bagà City Council (Barcelona) to develop a sub-headquarters of the Center d’Alt Performance (CAR) for altitude training at the Coll de Pal, to reinforce the Catalan high performance model.The project is part of the new Pla d’Alt Rendiment de Catalunya and responds to the desire to consolidate a network system, with the CAR of Sant Cugat as the central axis and new complementary equipment that allows responding to the specific needs of each sporting discipline, the department reports in a statement this Friday.Natural hypoxia training involves…
In autumn 2025, a commission set up by the Federal Ministry for Education, Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth presented its final report. This contains various suggestions for implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive in Germany. The aim of this commission, which included eleven experts from science, employers’ associations and trade unions, was to develop recommendations for a national design of the European requirements that was as bureaucratic and practical as possible. The report specifies key terms such as “reportable pay”, “equivalent work” and the design of remedial procedures. In doing so, it provides a clearer framework for the future…
Five people have been injured, two of them seriously, in a traffic accident between two cars on the AP-6 heading out of Madrid, near Guadarrama, as reported this Friday by Emergencies 112 of the Community of Madrid.In the event, which occurred around 10:30 this Good Friday at kilometer 48 of the AP-6, two passenger cars collided, one of them overturned on its roof, which caused a traffic jam in the area as traffic was reduced to a single lane. Firefighters from the Community of Madrid, members of SUMMA 112 and the Civil Guard have attended the scene.A couple was traveling…
How do you stop the US president from blowing up NATO? The Europeans are signaling that they could get involved in the Strait of Hormuz. According to SPIEGEL information, the Chancellor sent a confidant to Washington for this purpose.
These highly skilled, highly educated foreign workers have been documenting the challenges of trying to build a career in the U.S. “If I don’t find a job, I have to leave the country.” “I sent out 907 applications.” “Have I ever truly relaxed in America?” They need an H-1B visa, which is given through a lottery system that allows U.S. companies to hire highly skilled international professionals for up to six years, in industries like tech and medicine. But the Trump administration has made changes to the program, requiring companies to pay a high fee and enforcing new rules that…
A Chinese merchant experienced a few minutes of real terror in the early hours of this Saturday when a young man tried to rob his business in Getafe. The 58-year-old shopkeeper resisted his attacker and was wounded in the chest. The attacker, 20 years old, also ended up with injuries as a result of the scuffle, so he had to be treated by the emergency services and, of course, arrested for the attempted robbery.The agents found the victim sitting in a hammock, with blood on his torso and pants and covering the two wounds on his chest. The police were…
The EU Pay Transparency Directive has reached companies. Even if it has not yet been implemented into national law in Germany, there is little doubt about the need for action. The driver here is not just the (upcoming) regulatory obligation, but primarily the already foreseeable increase in transparency – externally, but above all internally. If you want to be positioned for the future, you need a professional, consistent compensation system. And we are currently working hard on this in many places.At the same time, the uncertainty as to which path the legislature will ultimately take creates a special mixed situation:…
Coaching is booming and is especially important for managers. But when does it bring real added value? With these criteria, HR decision-makers can select the right coaches. Germany – a republic of coaches. That’s what you read in Capital magazine. There are said to be more than 50,000 coaches in this country, ten times as many as 15 years ago, with an industry turnover of over half a billion euros. The economic situation requires clever calculation and sometimes restructuring, the shortage of skilled workers is urgent, the pressure to digitize is growing, the next generation of talent brings new demands…