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More and more young women are studying MINT subjects. At the same time, the proportion of female employees in tech roles is falling, current studies show. Why is this and how can HR counteract it? Although women have increasingly acquired academic STEM qualifications in recent years, female employees in many places in Europe appear to be losing ground when it comes to tech careers. At least that’s what a new report from the consulting firm McKinsey & Company suggests. According to this, the proportion of women in IT professions has fallen from 22 to 19 percent in the past three…
The Generalitat Firefighters are searching for the driver of a vehicle that they found flooded in the Giola stream in Llinars del Vallès (Barcelona) during the rain storm that affects Catalonia this Friday. They received the notice at 2:32 p.m. and activated 16 crew members, including members of the underwater unit of the Special Actions Group (GRAE) and a helicopter. After accessing the interior of the vehicle, flooded in the middle of the river, they have not located anyone inside and have begun the search for the possible driver.Storm Regina has dumped rain in various parts of Catalonia, in some…
The mother has to want motherhood: When investigating a gynecologist who performs abortions, the inspector thinks of the unloved Nazi son. A “police call” beyond the comfort zone of public law.
The Generalitat has bought half of the headquarters of the Bank of Spain in Barcelona, located in the central Plaza Catalunya in the Catalan capital, for 58.4 million euros. The purchase was signed this Friday in an event in which the president of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, and the governor of the Bank of Spain, José Luis Escrivá, participated. The Generalitat will keep the upper part and the BdE will rehabilitate the “lower part”, which will make possible “an in-depth reform” of the property.The Bank of Spain also wants this central property to be “more open and closer to citizens”…
– Advertisement -Germany’s industry is standing in its own way: While the shortage of skilled workers is growing, rigid language barriers in recruiting are blocking access to qualified talent from abroad – for example from Poland, one of Germany’s most important labor market partners. Rafał Mroziewski (MONDI) shows how companies use visual process control, structured onboarding and a “skills-first” culture to decouple operational performance from language barriers – without compromising on security or quality. Executive Summary Language barriers in recruiting: making better use of the potential of skilled workers The challenge: Germany’s industry suffers from a shortage of skilled workers,…
For a long time, engineers were the big winners on the German job market. But that has changed significantly in recent years. The job cuts in industry, for example in mechanical engineering and especially in the automotive industry, are hitting the professional group to the core. Added to this is technological change: artificial intelligence, robotics and the introduction of digital twins are significantly changing the skills requirements in technical professions – or even making them superfluous. The Association of German Engineers (VDI) has now published a study on up- and reskilling in engineering. Around 1,300 members were surveyed for the…
Bad start for the cultural space at Peironcely, 10, in Entrevías, which intended to become a reference for the world of photography. The Robert Capa Center, which manages the legacy of the Hungarian photographer, has prohibited the Madrid City Council from using his name after it turned its back on the project promoted by a platform of neighbors and artists who have fought to save from demolition the brick house where Capa took the iconic Civil War photograph that appeared in the New York Times.“We categorically disavow this new unilateral direction and will not authorize, endorse or permit the use…
Emirates and Ethihad Airways begin limited flight operations at their hubs. The USA denies there is a shortage of ammunition. And: Hotels in Bahrain damaged in Iranian attacks. The live analysis.
Complex legal situation meets utmost relevance: Anyone who makes mistakes when reporting mass layoffs must expect far-reaching consequences. An overview of 20 years of case law. Mass layoff notice – this term is not just a word monster. He also describes a process that appears again and again in the judgments mentioned in the human resources management ranking of the most important employment law decisions of the year. Why? Because the labor law situation is extremely complex, cases of mass layoffs have been quite common in the recent past. With pretty much every job cut you’ve read about recently at…
The three-way electoral debate with the candidates for the presidency of Castilla y León from parties with a parliamentary group (PP, PSOE and Vox) this Thursday on TVE has been a faithful reflection of the public surveys and trackings private offices managed by the candidates just over a week before the elections. The acting president, Alfonso Fernández Mañueco (PP) has avoided, except for some occasion related to immigration, directly confronting Carlos Pollán (Vox) and has focused his responses and interventions on the socialist candidate, Carlos Martínez, whom he has despised for elevation, not so much for his management as mayor…