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High fuel prices: Smart employers are acting now

Looking at the price boards at gas stations currently brings tears to commuters’ eyes. The war in the Middle East is causing prices for diesel and gasoline to rise to dizzying heights. The question of whether employees who work from home are saving a lot of money these days can be answered clearly: yes. However, the legislature also clearly answers the question of whether high fuel costs entitle employees to work from home: no. How employees get to work falls within the employee’s personal risk sphere – not the company’s responsibility. Anyone who sees it differently is confusing desire with…

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The Valencian TSJ refuses to investigate Carlos Mazón for the management of the dana | Spain

The former president of the Generalitat Valenciana Carlos Mazón will not be investigated for his management of the 2024 dana. For the moment. The Superior Court of Justice of the Valencian Community (TSJCV) has “unanimously” rejected putting the focus of the investigations on this popular man, who on the day of the flood spent almost four hours in a restaurant with a journalist while the province of Valencia was flooding. The judicial body does not appreciate in the reasoned exposition of the investigating judge of Catarroja (Valencia), Nuria Ruiz Tobarra, “a solid and objective foundation” from which “the character of…

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Control absenteeism: This turns costs back into value creation

Where Germany stands today Germany is experiencing historically high levels of absenteeism. In 2023, the average days of incapacity for work (AU days) per employee were 21.0; The Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA) estimates a €128 billion loss in production and a €221 billion loss in gross value added. The level is driven by pronounced cold waves and a high number of cases. The sickness absence rates vary depending on the fund and collective: TK reports sickness absence of 5.23% in 2024 (2023: 5.31%), AOK for 2023 6.6%. This range is an initial signal of the “data…

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Political reactions after the elections in Castilla y León, live | Spain

Good morning. We begin the narrative of the political news this Monday, marked by the election day in Castilla y León, which left some surprises. The PP won again and gained two deputies (33), avoiding the downward trend that it had experienced in Extremadura and Aragón. The PSOE also reversed its drift by adding two attorneys to the 28 it had, with a candidate far from Moncloa. Meanwhile, Vox, which dreamed of reaching close to twenty seats, had to settle for 14, one more than it had, although it will continue to be key to forming a government. To the…

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An 81-year-old woman is seriously injured when she was hit by an EMT bus in Goya | Madrid News

The old woman has received a blow to the head next to a pedestrian crossing with a traffic lightImage of the attack on a woman in MadridMadrid EmergenciesAn 81-year-old woman was seriously injured this Sunday after being run over by a city bus on Felipe II Avenue, in the Madrid district of Salamanca, Emergencies Madrid reported. The event occurred around 6 p.m. in the vicinity of a pedestrian crossing regulated by traffic lights. For reasons that are being investigated, the bus ran over the woman when she was on the road. SAMUR-Civil Protection paramedics treated the victim at the scene…

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