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“Why should trainees actually go abroad?” – this question is heard again and again in small and medium-sized companies (SMEs). She is entitled. Anyone who operates as a craft business in rural areas or works as a regionally rooted family business without international business relationships is right to consider what specific benefits an internship abroad will have for their business. Isn’t this more of a “luxury program” for large corporations with locations around the world? A nice extra, but hardly relevant to everyday business life? This skepticism is understandable, but it ignores the great potential of stays abroad in training.…
The tension to demand labor improvements in public services in Catalonia has been increasing for months. In addition to the strikes by teachers – this Thursday the first day of the new round of strikes planned in education for the months of May and June will take place – and by doctors – the last day of strike was on April 27 -, Catalonia is adding a trail of protests in different municipal services that put pressure on the public management of the municipalities one year before the elections in the City Councils. In the profusion of strikes in social…
In the middle of the after-work hustle and bustle of downtown Leipzig, a car races through the pedestrian zone. Two people die and at least 20 are injured. Eyewitnesses report panic and chaos. The investigators assume a shooting spree.
Human resources management: Dr. Koch, you focus a lot on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in HR. What are you seeing right now?Rebecca Koch: I see a wide range of development stages. In some companies, AI is already firmly integrated into processes and mindsets, with complete automation of transactional tasks. In some cases, AI agents even take on complex tasks, including coaching for managers. Other HR organizations, on the other hand, are just getting started, with their first local successes, and often feel overwhelmed by the dynamics. I observe FOMO, the fear of missing out, in almost everyone, regardless…
The first five-way debate between the candidates for the presidency of the Junta de Andalucía on RTVE was intense, lively, and with various levels of discussion. The PP candidate for reelection, Juan Manuel Moreno, armed with extensive documentation full of paintings and photos that he placed on the lectern and at his feet, avoided at all times confronting Vox, his potential ally if he does not achieve the absolute majority. He sought hand-to-hand combat with the socialist María Jesús Montero, his main rival. And the PSOE candidate did the same, as if the rest of the protagonists were secondary. Continue…
Nicole Schuler will take up her new position as Chief Human Resources Officer at Mann + Hummel (proper spelling MANN+HUMMEL) on June 1, 2026. Schuler is moving up from Group Vice President Global Business & Technical Solutions, which she has been at Mann + Hummel since 2023, to head of human resources. The previous CHRO, Helena Hofer, will become CFO in the company. She has held this role on an interim basis since February 2026. She was CHRO at Mann + Hummel for around three and a half years. Schuler comes from the finance sector Schuler studied economics at Steinbeis…
This Monday, Carlos Garaikoetxea Urriza, who was the first Basque lehendakari after the approval of the Statute of Gernika in 1979, died at the age of 87. Garaikoetxea presided over the PNV from 1977 to 1980, when he was elected lehendakari of the first Executive to emerge from the polls after the recovery of democratic freedoms and Basque autonomy. Previously he had directed the Basque General Council, the pre-autonomous entity, in which he succeeded the socialist Ramón Rubial.Continue reading
Travel restrictions for Vladimir Putin, strict bans on employees: According to an intelligence report, the Kremlin boss is increasingly shielded. This is intended to prevent a coup. Even a possible opponent is mentioned.
Does artificial intelligence in companies lead to job cuts or a greater focus on employees? The current study “AI at Work” by the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions (NIM) and the St. Gallen Symposium (a platform for generational dialogue) clearly shows what managers prefer: They want to design jobs and roles in the future in such a way that people have more independence and can learn with AI. At the same time, people in the future working world should have tasks for which they need skills in which they are superior to AI. Only a few would like to see…
During his statement before the Supreme Court, José Luis Ábalos expressed his surprise at his ex-partner Jésica Rodríguez’s refusal to have met the commission agent Víctor de Aldama. The former minister has suggested that it could be an agreement between the two. “I would like to clarify, since I am here, if this person has been coerced. I assure you that I know him and I find no reason for him to deny that he knows Mr. Aldama, unless there is some matter that they have settled,” he noted. Previously, Ábalos has spoken about his relationship with his former advisor…