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Glovo Directly Employs 14,000 Riders Amidst Ongoing Legal Battles
After years of legal battles and fines for misclassifying workers, Glovo, a Spanish food delivery company, has directly employed 14,000 riders, while also using subcontractors, sparking criticism from unions who allege illegal practices and outdated pay structures.
Glovo Directly Employs 14,000 Riders Amidst Ongoing Legal Battles
After years of legal battles and fines for misclassifying workers, Glovo, a Spanish food delivery company, has directly employed 14,000 riders, while also using subcontractors, sparking criticism from unions who allege illegal practices and outdated pay structures.
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56% Bias Score
Spain's Dismissal System Violates European Social Charter
The European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) ruled that Spain's dismissal system violates the European Social Charter due to inadequate compensation for unfair dismissal, limited reinstatement, and insufficient protection for temporary workers, prompting calls for legislative reform.
Spain's Dismissal System Violates European Social Charter
The European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) ruled that Spain's dismissal system violates the European Social Charter due to inadequate compensation for unfair dismissal, limited reinstatement, and insufficient protection for temporary workers, prompting calls for legislative reform.
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40% Bias Score
German Study: Long Working Hours Don't Impact Office Worker Health
A study by the Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft (IW) found that long working hours (over 10 hours daily) among office workers do not correlate with significantly increased health risks or reduced job satisfaction, challenging the prevailing assumption and informing the German government's planned r...
German Study: Long Working Hours Don't Impact Office Worker Health
A study by the Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft (IW) found that long working hours (over 10 hours daily) among office workers do not correlate with significantly increased health risks or reduced job satisfaction, challenging the prevailing assumption and informing the German government's planned r...
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48% Bias Score
Spanish Employers' Distrust of Junts Threatens Reduced Work-Hours Bill
Spanish employers are concerned that Junts per Catalunya may ultimately support the government's bill to reduce working hours to 37.5 hours per week despite announcing an amendment against it, prompting them to plan alternative strategies with the PP and Vox to either reject or modify the bill.
Spanish Employers' Distrust of Junts Threatens Reduced Work-Hours Bill
Spanish employers are concerned that Junts per Catalunya may ultimately support the government's bill to reduce working hours to 37.5 hours per week despite announcing an amendment against it, prompting them to plan alternative strategies with the PP and Vox to either reject or modify the bill.
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64% Bias Score
Turkey's 2025 Severance Pay Ceiling Projected to Rise to 54,120 TL
Turkish columnist İsa Karakaş predicts a 16% increase in the 2025 severance pay ceiling for high-income workers, raising it to approximately 54,120 TL, driven by adjustments tied to civil servant salary increases and fluctuating inflation rates, with final figures set in July 2025 based on collectiv...
Turkey's 2025 Severance Pay Ceiling Projected to Rise to 54,120 TL
Turkish columnist İsa Karakaş predicts a 16% increase in the 2025 severance pay ceiling for high-income workers, raising it to approximately 54,120 TL, driven by adjustments tied to civil servant salary increases and fluctuating inflation rates, with final figures set in July 2025 based on collectiv...
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40% Bias Score
Spain's Average Working Day Nears Government Target Amidst Regional Variations and Political Opposition
Spain's average working day is 38.37 hours, closer to the government's proposed 37.5-hour limit than the current 40-hour legal maximum; however, regional variations exist, with Basque Country, Navarre, and Catalonia averaging below 37.5 hours, while others are significantly higher. The proposed redu...
Spain's Average Working Day Nears Government Target Amidst Regional Variations and Political Opposition
Spain's average working day is 38.37 hours, closer to the government's proposed 37.5-hour limit than the current 40-hour legal maximum; however, regional variations exist, with Basque Country, Navarre, and Catalonia averaging below 37.5 hours, while others are significantly higher. The proposed redu...
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36% Bias Score
EU Pressures Spain to Regularize Substitute Judges
The European Commission pressured Spain to grant permanent status to 913 substitute judges who perform the same functions as career judges but lack permanent contracts, prompting protests from conservative judges' associations and leading to a proposed regularization via a concurso-oposición system.
EU Pressures Spain to Regularize Substitute Judges
The European Commission pressured Spain to grant permanent status to 913 substitute judges who perform the same functions as career judges but lack permanent contracts, prompting protests from conservative judges' associations and leading to a proposed regularization via a concurso-oposición system.
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48% Bias Score
Montenegro Considers Seven-Hour Workday Amid Sectoral Opposition
Negotiations are underway in Montenegro to reduce the standard workday to seven hours, facing opposition from sectors like tourism and construction due to potential logistical challenges and increased costs; the government aims for careful implementation, citing potential benefits to worker well-bei...
Montenegro Considers Seven-Hour Workday Amid Sectoral Opposition
Negotiations are underway in Montenegro to reduce the standard workday to seven hours, facing opposition from sectors like tourism and construction due to potential logistical challenges and increased costs; the government aims for careful implementation, citing potential benefits to worker well-bei...
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32% Bias Score
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Trump Order Weakening Union Rights
A divided federal appeals court upheld President Trump's executive order weakening collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of federal employees, citing national security, despite union opposition and concerns about the order's potential to facilitate mass firings.
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Trump Order Weakening Union Rights
A divided federal appeals court upheld President Trump's executive order weakening collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of federal employees, citing national security, despite union opposition and concerns about the order's potential to facilitate mass firings.
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44% Bias Score
Mexico's 2025 PTU Payment Deadline and Penalties
Mexican companies must pay employee profit-sharing (PTU) by May 30 (companies) or June 29 (individuals) in 2025; failure to pay results in fines up to 565,700 pesos, while PTU is taxable if exceeding 4,182 pesos.
Mexico's 2025 PTU Payment Deadline and Penalties
Mexican companies must pay employee profit-sharing (PTU) by May 30 (companies) or June 29 (individuals) in 2025; failure to pay results in fines up to 565,700 pesos, while PTU is taxable if exceeding 4,182 pesos.
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0% Bias Score
Dutch Courts Rule Freelancers Employees, Creating 1.3 Billion Euro Pension Gap
Dutch courts increasingly rule that freelancers are misclassified employees, leading to substantial back payments for employers and a potential 1.3 billion euro pension fund shortfall.
Dutch Courts Rule Freelancers Employees, Creating 1.3 Billion Euro Pension Gap
Dutch courts increasingly rule that freelancers are misclassified employees, leading to substantial back payments for employers and a potential 1.3 billion euro pension fund shortfall.
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48% Bias Score
Hawley Urges Tyson Foods Child Labor Investigation
Senator Josh Hawley is urging a Department of Labor investigation into Tyson Foods for alleged child labor violations reported by a whistleblower, who claims to have witnessed underage workers at a Tyson plant and faced retaliation after reporting the issue; Tyson denies the allegations.
Hawley Urges Tyson Foods Child Labor Investigation
Senator Josh Hawley is urging a Department of Labor investigation into Tyson Foods for alleged child labor violations reported by a whistleblower, who claims to have witnessed underage workers at a Tyson plant and faced retaliation after reporting the issue; Tyson denies the allegations.
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40% Bias Score
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