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The final appraisal of the batch of jewelry seized by the Police in the office of former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero puts the total value at around 1.3 million euros, as sources close to the investigation have confirmed to EL PAÍS. The valuation was carried out by the Ansorena jewelry store, after the instructor of the Plus Ultra case At the National Court, José Luis Calama, ordered this exhaustive analysis of the pieces to be carried out. The jewelry house sent the most valuable stones to be certified by the Spanish Gemological Institute, which has collaborated in the…
Restructuring, job cuts, layoffs – these terms are now part of our everyday working vocabulary. In Germany, according to an economic survey by the German Economic Institute, 36 percent of companies plan to cut jobs in 2026. In such moments, attention rightly turns to those affected: people who lose their jobs are suddenly faced with great uncertainty. But there is a second group that almost always remains hidden: those who stay. From the outside, they are the lucky ones. They keep their job and their salary and their health insurance. So what is there to complain about? A job cut…
Mexico loves football. But shortly before the opening game of the World Cup, thousands of teachers blocked the capital’s central square. And Fifa boss Infantino pats a ball. Visiting a country that is currently handling a lot at once.
Pope Leo XIV recalled that “wealth often makes us blind” in his speech at the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria stadium this Thursday. The Pontiff added that those who “have the presumption of being self-sufficient, of knowing everything” find themselves “stunned by the roars of a pompous ‘I’.” The Pontiff has arrived in Gran Canaria with a harsh message for “those who have decisive responsibilities in their hands” to manage migration. His first stop was the port of Arguineguín, a symbol of the failure of migration management in Europe and where he met with migrants and the volunteers and workers…
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The dismissal of an employee with a severe disability during the waiting period was heard at the Federal Labor Court (BAG). The result is clear from the recently published judgment: Although the special protection against dismissal had not yet come into effect and the approval of the integration office was not necessary, the termination was still ineffective. The reason: In the case of such terminations, deadlines must be adhered to and the representatives of the severely disabled (SBV) – if available – must be properly heard. In the most recent case, this was not done correctly. An ambiguous form and…
The urbanization works on Barcelona’s Gran Via and the doubling of the tram tracks – between Badajoz and Bilbao streets – will cause cuts on the three Trambesòs lines (T4, T5 and T6) during this summer. The interruptions to the tram service will be carried out in stages between July 3 and September 13 and will affect the majority of the route that this rail transport takes in the city of Barcelona. In fact, according to data from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (ATM), last year – in the same period of time – between 2.6 and 2.8 million trips were…
Some don’t get into the job, others should get out. And those who stay have to cut back: contracts are limited, bonuses and home offices are canceled. Even those who achieve a lot can no longer feel safe. The SPIEGEL cover story.
Human Resources Management: Ms. Lutz, you are the initiator of the Impact of Diversity Awards (IOD), which honors personalities and projects that promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in companies. What trends have you seen in submissions this year?Barbara Lutz: AI and diversity was a clear trending topic among the submissions. Almost every third submission dealt with this. For example, Alicare (an outpatient care service, editor’s note) applied with a project that uses AI to cushion biases in their nursing care processes. It is imperative that so many diversity managers focus on AI transformation. Why?If we leave AI development to…
Shock in the Majorcan town of Calvià (53,700 inhabitants) due to the death of two people in a fire that broke out early this Thursday morning in a well-known apartment building located in the tourist center of Magaluf. The mayor of the town, Juan Antonio Amengual, has confirmed the death of two people due to smoke inhalation and the admission to the Son Espases reference hospital in Palma of a third person in serious condition. At least twenty people have been affected by the event. The Civil Guard judicial police are investigating the causes of the fire, which started on…