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The Central Operational Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard has issued a new report which supports the alleged leadership role exercised by the former Secretary of Organization of the PSOE Santos Cerdán in the alleged plot dedicated to seeking information capable of torpedoing the causes that affect the formation and the Government. The agents highlight that he gave “instructions” to the personnel under his charge in the party to “authorize any trip” requested by Leire Díez and that he was the one who decided that the socialists would hire the legal services of Jacobo Teijelo (lawyer investigated in this case),…
In-house or outsourcing? Software or service? Control or relief? In payroll accounting, these contrasts are often still considered fundamental strategic decisions. But modern companies today need more flexibility than rigid either/or models can offer. In this webinar, Philipp Hoffmann and Mandy Hopfe from Paychex Europe show why traditional ways of thinking in payroll are increasingly reaching their limits – and how modern payroll platforms intelligently combine apparent opposites. Using practical examples and live demos, you will learn how companies can combine efficiency and resilience, maintain transparency and control despite outsourcing, or combine digital self-services with personal expert support. The focus…
June is Pride Month: a month to raise awareness of the rights and discrimination of queer people. Numerous companies use these four weeks to raise a rainbow flag in front of their company headquarters and/or to raise awareness of prejudice, discrimination against queer employees and human rights with campaigns. This year, too, the actions are faced with a still-present diversity backlash in the USA, right-wing radical movements in Germany and the economic crisis. These developments influence the extent to which companies support the rights of queer people. This is currently happening in an ambivalent way. “On the one hand, we…
Flames rise between the historic towers, smoke rises: the main church of the historic cave monastery was hit in the heavy Russian attack on Kyiv. Pictures show the extent of the destruction.
The National Court has convicted 11 members of the youth gang Dominican Don’t Play (DDP) for their membership in the criminal organization and two of them, in addition, for the crime of currency counterfeiting. All of them belong to the group that the gang had in Seseña (Toledo) and that had been involved in numerous violent episodes in Madrid. Among them, a homicide in February 2022 of which the accused gang member has been acquitted, because the court has not considered the identification of a witness sufficient. It was the first time that a youth band has been tried in…
At least 13 people died last weekend from drowning in Spain. Ten of them have died on different beaches on the Iberian Peninsula – while the other three deaths have occurred in a river, in a pool and in a swamp, respectively – and at least six were over 70 years old. This is the balance of three especially tragic days at the start of the summer season and in a year that until this Monday totaled 124 drowned people, according to data from the Royal Spanish Rescue and First Aid Federation, which prepares the National Drowning Report each year.Continue…
US President Donald Trump is annoyed by the allegedly poor treatment of American companies in Europe, especially in France. He now wants to counter the digital tax with a 100 percent tariff on wine and champagne.
For many recruiters in Germany, finding suitable candidates is becoming more and more of a challenge. According to a recent LinkedIn survey of 750 HR managers in Germany, 53 percent cited the lack of qualified applicants as their biggest problem. At the same time, however, there is a structural deficit in the selection process: 73 percent only discover relevant skills after a deeper screening and almost one in two can hardly distinguish between candidates purely based on CVs. Where classic recruiting processes reach their limits Resumes, job titles and career paths have long been considered reliable indicators of qualifications. However,…
The Ministry of Equality, led by Ana Redondo (PSOE), has commissioned a legal report on the distribution system used by the Community of Madrid, chaired by Isabel Díaz Ayuso (PP), for the funds of the Co-Responsible Plan. The central Executive considers “atypical, in relation to the rest of the communities”, that these state aid managed by the regions to promote the equitable distribution of care are distributed through personal income tax. And it has not gone unnoticed that an entity linked to the Legionaries of Christ has been among the beneficiaries in Madrid. “The Ministry will review all the activities…
Washington and Tehran have agreed on a declaration of intent to end their war. Both sides want to sign on Friday – only then, according to US President Trump, will the Strait of Hormuz be opened.