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Shared Service Centers (SSC) were considered a classic entry point into HR. But our columnist Heike Gorges explains whether this is still worth it in times of automation and AI. For a long time, HR operations – often organized in shared service centers – was considered a classic entry into the HR world. Here you get to know employment contracts, personnel processes, HR systems and the organizational processes of a company. But with increasing automation, self-service portals and AI, this field of work is changing. Many young HR professionals are therefore asking themselves: Is HR Operations still a sensible starting…
The City Council of Lloret de Mar (Girona) has agreed to unblock the coastal path that passes through the estate of former Kazakh president Nursultán Nazarbayev, now pending the approval of the municipal plenary session.According to the council, the agreement, after years of litigation due to the property’s opposition to allowing access to a public route, will redefine the path.The work will be carried out by the property through the company Flinder Data, which will undertake both the drafting of the planning and the execution.The new route, according to the City Council, is designed to recover “the essence of the…
The Chancellor does not commit to exact figures for the repatriation of Syrians. Israel’s parliament approves the death penalty – but only for Palestinians. And the whale and wolf show the unequal distribution of our love for animals. This is the situation on Tuesday evening.
Two years ago, on April 1, 2024, the law partially legalizing cannabis came into force. Ownership and home cultivation are generally legal, but resale, for example, is not. There was great excitement at the time, including in the country’s human resources departments. Contrary to some fears, cannabis consumption among 18 to 64 year olds has not risen sharply in the short term, as a new study by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) shows. Recently, voices have repeatedly been raised in society and politics calling for a renewed ban on cannabis. “Initial studies after partial legalization do not…
ANDALUSIA ELECTIONSThe coalition announces that it has invited the purple party to a meeting one day before the end of the deadline The federal coordinator of IU and Por Andalucía candidate for the Presidency of the Board, Antonio Maíllo, on March 28.IU MÁLAGA (IU MÁLAGA)Andalusia has called a meeting of the coalition’s party table for next Thursday, April 2, with the aim of finalizing its formal registration. Forces that make up the coalition, including Podemos, have been summoned to this meeting, according to sources from Por Andalucía.(Last minute. There will be an extension soon)Your subscription is being used on another…
The range of AI tools is constantly growing, as are the possible uses. Even at work. A new study now shows that 19.3 percent of employees in the HR sector suffer from AI-induced “brain fry”, especially when three or more AI tools are used in parallel. “AI Brain Fry” is the name given to an exhaustion phenomenon studied by researchers at the Boston Consulting Group. Symptoms include headaches, mental fog, and slower decision-making. For the study, 1,488 full-time employees from large US companies were surveyed across industries. Central finding: According to the authors, if three tools are used in parallel,…
If the leadership agrees, Israel’s army can continue to attack for a long time, according to a spokesman. Three Chinese ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz. And: Italy apparently refused to allow the USA to use one of its bases. The News.
EH Bildu has confirmed that its general secretary, Arnaldo Otegi, received death threats that were sent to the party’s parliamentary group in the Basque Parliament in December 2025. The leader of the sovereigntist party went this past Monday to testify as an alleged victim in the Vitoria court that is investigating these anonymous threats, as EH Bildu sources confirmed today.The representatives of EH Bildu on the Parliament Board, acting on behalf of the group, filed a complaint with the Basque Police. The sovereigntist party has recalled that the email with intimidating content was received “hours after” the president of the…
BearJam has reported a marked increase in AI video requests, with client briefs rising from one in April 2025 to twelve by January 2026. The London-based, award-winning production company offers both traditional video services and AI-driven content solutions across a wide range of sectors. From a modest starting point of one AI brief in April 2025, demand grew significantly to 12 by January 2026, with the most notable increase occurring towards the end of the year. Meanwhile, traditional video briefs have remained steady, showing continued demand alongside AI growth. Data from Fiverr’s Fall 2025 Business Trends Index shows a…
The publicist was a director of the Barcelona club for 17 yearsFerran Martorell, with his photograph in the gallery of the Espanyol presidents, in an image from the club’s website.RCD EspanyolFerran Martorell, former president of RCD Espanyol, died this Monday at the age of 84, as reported by the Catalan entity in its official media. The publicist, a renowned parakeet, directed the blue and white entity in the second half of 1989 after the resignation of Antoni Baró: he was the twenty-second president of Espanyol. In addition to this position, he was a director of the club since 1975 and…