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When Miriam Oehme became human resources manager at Biotest two years ago, she quickly found herself in front of a mountain of paper on her work table. There was also an analogue telephone on her table. Both were unusual for the former Merck employee, who describes herself as a “techie”. She was used to generous digitalization structures from the pharmaceutical company. These were hardly present at Biotest. And yet today there are AI agents in her HR team who take work off of the HR staff. The path there may differ from the AI transformation of fully digitalized companies like…
The Iran war is over for now. Tehran and Washington have approved the most recently discussed agreement to end the conflict. In addition to a ceasefire, both sides agreed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping.
The president of the Popular Party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, opened the doors this Wednesday to a coalition government with Vox, if this is imposed by the polls (and as the polls seem to indicate). In an interview in The Anthill, The opposition leader has stated: “In the event that we have to make an agreement and a government coalition, we will sit down and make a government coalition in accordance with the basic principles of our parties, seeking a series of red lines that I am not willing to cross.”Continue reading
A truck full of rubble and workers entering and leaving next to the building of the old Babobab restaurant, in Lavapiés, where a private company wants to build a capsule hotel with 288 beds. The scene is typical of a building under construction, except that last week the Superior Court of Justice of Madrid (TSJM) ordered to stop the demolition – already underway – after considering the precautionary measures requested by the socialist group against the resolution of the Community of Madrid that had lifted the previous suspension of the work. Neighbors have been warning for days that, despite the…
The EU Pay Transparency Directive (ETRL) is moving closer to operational practice. It is now important for HR managers to proactively examine compensation structures, recruiting processes and reporting obligations. It is also important to keep an eye on the company pension scheme (bAV). Those who are responsible for compensation systems today control much more than salary ranges and budgets. It’s about fairness, traceability, compliance and, increasingly, the question of how remuneration structures can be reliably presented in audits, reports and information procedures. This is exactly where the EU Pay Transparency Directive comes in, which should actually have been implemented into…
Around 30.5 billion euros can be saved for the German economy through trust-based occupational health management (BGM). This emerges from a current study by the nomination organization British Standards Institution (BSI) in collaboration with the Center of Economics & Business Research, which is available exclusively to Human Resources.The researchers have found that when employees feel safe enough to talk to their employer about their health problems, this leads to behavior on the part of employers and employees that reduces lost days, presenteeism and the likelihood of changing jobs. And this saves companies significant amounts of money.
The former President of the Government José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero denied this Wednesday before Judge José Luis Calama that he influenced the rescue of the Plus Ultra airline, as confirmed by legal sources present at the interrogation. Zapatero arrived at the National Court at 8:48, where he declared that he was being investigated for influence peddling, money laundering, against the Public Treasury and smuggling in the Plus Ultra case in the case regarding the loan to the airline. It is the first time in democracy that a former head of the Executive testifies before the National Court. Vox, Hazte Oír…
It’s 10:47. Carabanchel, southern district of Madrid. A team of five workers from the Urgent Cleaning Service (SELUR) has just parked their truck on the shoulder under a bridge on the Santa María de la Cabeza promenade. Under it lives a person who has no roof other than that offered by that viaduct, but who is not present in the place at that moment. The four workers who carry out the task are dressed in personal protective equipment that brings to mind the worst moments of the pandemic. They also wield a rake with which they sweep every object they…
The National Police arrested two people this Tuesday in the Biscayan towns of Bilbao and Getxo for their alleged links with the pro-Iranian Lebanese militia Hezbollah, as confirmed by EL PAÍS in police sources. The arrests, which were scheduled for a few days, have had to be rushed after a judicial document of the case was disseminated on an Internet medium in which the National Court authorized the arrest of both, as well as the search of their homes and that of the mother of one of them. The two arrested are accused of managing a Telegram channel in which…
For a long time, people in Poland accused the Germans of suppressing their dark past. The interest in the Nazi files is now causing relief in the neighboring country. Historian Hanna Radziejowska warns that blind spots remain.