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– 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…
The relatives affair could be dangerous for AfD leader Chrupalla. In Iran, the son of the slain Ayatollah Khamenei is becoming the center of the power struggles. And: allegations against the fashion group H&M. This is the situation on Thursday evening.
Have you ever heard of Even G2 or Ray Ban Meta? These are glasses with built-in small computers that display information in the field of vision of the person wearing them. Such smart glasses can be worn by job seekers in job interviews and provide them with digital assistance. During online interviews, candidates are apparently increasingly using AI tools or teleprompters, as we reported in an article. This article received a lot of feedback on LinkedIn. At the center of the discussion is the question of whether it is clever and innovative to use such means, or unfair, reprehensible or…
His international profile once again becomes Pedro Sánchez’s great political asset. After a few first days in which he left the spotlight to his ministers, the president has decided to fully enter the political battle against the war unleashed by the attacks by Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu on Iran. Sánchez has multiplied international contacts in the last few hours to try to drag other leaders, especially the European ones, into the resounding “no to war” that he pronounced this Tuesday morning from La Moncloa. The president has spoken with the Frenchman Emmanuel Macron, Ursula von der Leyen, António Costa…
The control session with the president of the Generalitat, Juanfran Pérez Llorca, in the Corts Valencianes this Thursday was angry and peppered with constant allusions to “No to war” and also “No to Mazón”. The president has raised the possible irregularity in the awarding of a VPP to a high-ranking Compromís official during the Botànic Government, but has evaded the request for the resignation of the mayor of Alicante, Luis Barcala, marred by the scandal of the Les Naus VPP complex, where PP politicians, family members and friends are owners of these protected apartments. The opposition has demanded that he…