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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
The further development of employees is becoming increasingly important. One lever for this is internal mentoring. But not everyone is suitable for it. HR experts explain what’s important. There is often more knowledge in organizations than employers and individual employees are aware of. How do you as a human resources department ensure that this knowledge becomes visible and is used for the personal development of employees and the organization itself? A budget-friendly solution is mentoring. Employees pass on their knowledge to each other – whether professional or informal. But simply connecting two people with each other does not necessarily bring…
The Ministry of the Interior preserves the archives of the former Ministry of the Interior, with powers in prison administration, police, surveillance of dissidents… and therefore, very valuable information for historians who are dedicated to investigating Franco’s repression, as well as for the relatives of those who were retaliated against. In theory and according to the current regulations, the documents of the General Archive of the Ministry of the Interior, “except for exceptions approved by the qualifying commission”, cannot exceed 30 years old because from that moment on they must be kept in a specialized archive (historical or intermediate), but…
The leader of Vox, Santiago Abascal, charged this Tuesday against the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, accusing him of being “the Abascal is convinced that Sánchez will alter the electoral roll and “steal” the 2027 elections. “We have to be alert,” he has claimed to his followers. The ultra leader has gone to the city near the Andalusian capital to support his candidate for the Junta, Manuel Gavira, for whom he has asked for the vote, although he has dedicated the majority of his speech to attacking the PSOE, “the blue socialists (the PP)” and corruption, focusing on the…
Amal Khalil has reported on Israeli airstrikes, houses destroyed and people returning. Officially there was a ceasefire between the Lebanese Hezbollah and Israel. Nevertheless, she was killed. The reconstruction.
The employment data place Catalonia in a moment of economic prosperity, but neither the unions nor the business organizations want to be triumphalist, because the global uncertainty due to the war in Iran and the rise in costs forces growth expectations to be lowered. According to data made public this Tuesday by the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, Catalonia broke its membership record for the month of April, with 3.92 million members, 38,360 more than the previous month (almost 1% more), while registered unemployment fell by 8,949 people (2.77% less), to 314,527 unemployed. These good figures put Catalonia,…
The co-determination of IT systems has changed enormously through AI and the cloud. Lukas Köhler from Helaba on approaches to making a complex playing field manageable. Sometimes organizing company co-determination around IT systems feels like the famous battle against windmills. The systems we work with every day can feel like they are watching everything we do. Manufacturers are constantly pushing new functions into our applications via the cloud, over which we as employers have little influence. And on top of that, the AI hype means that many co-determination bodies react more suspiciously than orientedly. It is precisely in this area…
David Robson has highlighted the health risks of loneliness, the body-shaping power of mindset, and the thinking errors common among high performers in a broad discussion on BEYOND with Aleksandra King. Robson — whose 18-year journalism career includes BBC Future, New Scientist, Wired, The Guardian, and The Atlantic — told host Aleksandra King that loneliness deserves public-health status alongside smoking and poor diet. He also explained the “liking gap” that stops people from reaching out to others, the “beautiful mess effect” that makes vulnerability attractive, and why self-compassion drives genuine behavioural change. Key Facts Loneliness and health: More…