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A Chinese merchant experienced a few minutes of real terror in the early hours of this Saturday when a young man tried to rob his business in Getafe. The 58-year-old shopkeeper resisted his attacker and was wounded in the chest. The attacker, 20 years old, also ended up with injuries as a result of the scuffle, so he had to be treated by the emergency services and, of course, arrested for the attempted robbery.The agents found the victim sitting in a hammock, with blood on his torso and pants and covering the two wounds on his chest. The police were…
The EU Pay Transparency Directive has reached companies. Even if it has not yet been implemented into national law in Germany, there is little doubt about the need for action. The driver here is not just the (upcoming) regulatory obligation, but primarily the already foreseeable increase in transparency – externally, but above all internally. If you want to be positioned for the future, you need a professional, consistent compensation system. And we are currently working hard on this in many places.At the same time, the uncertainty as to which path the legislature will ultimately take creates a special mixed situation:…
Coaching is booming and is especially important for managers. But when does it bring real added value? With these criteria, HR decision-makers can select the right coaches. Germany – a republic of coaches. That’s what you read in Capital magazine. There are said to be more than 50,000 coaches in this country, ten times as many as 15 years ago, with an industry turnover of over half a billion euros. The economic situation requires clever calculation and sometimes restructuring, the shortage of skilled workers is urgent, the pressure to digitize is growing, the next generation of talent brings new demands…
The organization of the SanSan Festival has canceled the first day of the event due to the strong wind, which was to start this Thursday afternoon at the Benicàssim concert venue (Castellón), although it hopes to be able to celebrate the rest of the edition, on Friday and Saturday, given the favorable weather forecast. The SanSan Festival, responsible for opening the festival season in Spain, has been held every Easter in Benicàssim for 11 editions. The decision to suspend the opening has been taken “for the safety of attendees, artists and staff after an extraordinary meeting held at 3:00 p.m.…
Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered a global energy crisis. Dozens of states are now demanding that Tehran respect “freedom of navigation.” However, they did not decide on any concrete measures against the regime.
One day before the deadline for coalition registration, Izquierda Unida and Podemos have not yet closed an agreement to go together to the Andalusian elections on May 17. Although the candidate of Por Andalucía and federal coordinator of IU, Antonio Maíllo, assured that there would be no “last minute dramas”, what is happening is the same as what happened in May 2022, the deadlines were so rushed that they were late in the registration, Podemos was left out on the legal level of Por Andalucía and its candidates ran as independents.Maíllo, who was outside Seville, has left the negotiation in…
Update from April 2, 2026:The debate about part-time sick leave has gained new momentum thanks to the report of a commission of experts. German social law only recognizes full ability to work or complete inability to work. “In other countries there is the possibility of partial incapacity to work with positive effects for the individual insured and the economy,” says the Health Finance Commission in the Federal Ministry of Health. The Commission therefore recommends the introduction of gradual incapacity for work. In the future, a graded assessment of incapacity to work could be made at 100, 75, 50 or 25…
The high fuel prices are forcing Germany into a speed limit debate. The Ministry of Finance is fleshing out its plans for a reform of spouse splitting. And Vladimir Putin is afraid of cardboard cutouts. This is the situation on Thursday evening.
The socialist group in the Valencia Provincial Council has requested that a commission of investigation be created to determine how the couple from the president of the Generalitat, Juanfran Pérez Llorca, in this provincial institution, as there are “well-founded suspicions of cheating”, according to the PSPV-PSOE. With this commission, they intend to know if the principles of legality, equality and impartiality were met in the hiring of Verónica Soler, Pérez Llorca’s partner, by the Valencia Provincial Council on a service commission. According to the socialists, there are “well-founded suspicions that institutions have been used to benefit women in the president,…
Land area devoted to pistachio growing Twenty years ago, California farmers bet big on the pistachio. The little green nut was considered niche in the United States, but it was a staple in Iran and the surrounding region.That gamble has paid off. Demand for pistachios is high as wellness trends draw people to high-fiber, protein-rich foods. They are also a key ingredient of Dubai chocolate, the incredibly popular chocolate bar filled with pistachio cream and kataifi, or shredded phyllo.Pistachio orchards cover more than 600,000 acres in California, up from 100,000 in 2001. The San Joaquin Valley of California has near-perfect…