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Iran is said to have planned attacks on Josef Schuster and Volker Beck, the heads of the Central Council of Jews and the German-Israeli Society. Nagelsmann names the German World Cup squad. And Stephen Colbert presents his “Late Show” for the last time. This is the situation on Thursday evening.
The salary increase has become the main obstacle in the negotiations between educational unions and the Government to resolve the conflict with teachers in Catalonia. This Thursday, both parties sit down at the table again and the unions calling the strikes – Ustec, Aspepc, CGT and Intersindical – have prepared a joint proposal that they want to serve as a basis in these negotiations. In terms of wages, the unions demand a progressive increase until they reach around 500 euros more per month within four years. Continue reading
Israel has deployed a flotilla of Gaza activists, and images of Security Minister Ben-Gvir mocking prisoners are causing outrage. Lawyers denounce the violent actions and there is also talk of sexual harassment.
The PP of Andalusia has taken this week to digest the consequences of last Sunday’s election results and prepare to face a negotiation with Vox full of unknowns, despite the fact that they are starting from the clear path that the ultra have marked in the agreements of Extremadura and Aragón and that they have also imposed in Castilla y León, where they are in the final stretch of the negotiation. And although the acting president of the Board, Juan Manuel Moreno, has insisted throughout the campaign on the importance of not delaying to avoid the obstruction that has been…
When Tobias Voegele started as head of human resources at the insurer Signal Iduna in 2020, he found a department that was capable of everything – but not agile. The company had grown inorganically over many years, and with it the human resources department. The result: a unit that was organized along locations rather than functions. “I took over a classic administrative area at the time,” he remembers his beginnings. “For example, there were two different departments in Hamburg and Dortmund that had comparable tasks, but carried out many of them completely independently of each other.”For Vogele there was a…
A new ruling by the Munich Labor Court has caused a stir. The plaintiff, a long-time department head at the Bavarian Supply Chamber, successfully sued against two terminations without notice that were given to him in July 2025. These terminations were based on the accusation that he had violated compliance rules by not disclosing personal connections to the employer’s business partners and accepting improper benefits. Interestingly, the court did not decide on the substance of these allegations, but rather found that the two-week deadline for the notice of termination was not met. According to the German Civil Code (§ 626…
He Plus Ultra case has shaken Spanish politics this week after the indictment of former president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero for influence peddling and document falsification. On Wednesday, Pedro Sánchez ruled out an electoral advance in a tense control session in which the leader of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, demanded his resignation and transferred the pressure of a possible motion of censure to the Government’s partners. They have been modulating their speech as the details of the car became known. The leader of Podemos, Ione Belarra, has admitted that “it doesn’t look good”, while the ERC spokesperson, Gabriel Rufián,…
With rising reliance on electrical equipment across commercial settings, workplace safety and compliance continue to be central concerns for businesses. In offices, retail units, warehouses and public facilities, PAT testing specialist Ray Brosnan, Managing Director of Brosnan Property Solutions, says there is a growing shift towards preventative maintenance and stronger operational resilience. He adds that regular Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) helps uncover electrical issues before they become serious, supporting the safe ongoing use of equipment. Ray said: “PAT Testing is a practical way for organisations to reduce risk and maintain safer workplaces,” he explains. “Small faults can quickly develop…
Against the prestigious backdrop of the 79th Cannes Film Festival, renowned model and international icon Vialina Lemann took centre stage, receiving a double recognition for her commitment to female empowerment and social impact. The first important milestone was celebrated during the Better World Fund Gala for Humanity, one of the most exclusive philanthropic initiatives associated with the Festival’s official calendar. Hosted at the renowned Copal Beach on the iconic Croisette, the event saw Hollywood actress Sharon Stone – long committed to humanitarian initiatives – present Vialina Lemann with the prestigious “Best Achievement” Award. The recognition was granted for her contribution…
More than half of Harvard College graduates graduate with an “A.” But now Harvard’s teachers want to put an end to grade inflation: with a radical new rule that students don’t like at all.