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Soft Skills Crucial for Greek Job Market, but Skills Gap Persists

A Greek survey by IME GSEVEE found that soft skills and socio-emotional abilities are crucial for career success, but employers struggle to fill vacancies due to a skills gap, generational shifts, and the overqualification of some candidates.

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Greek Skills Gap Leads to Unfilled Job Vacancies

A Greek study reveals a significant skills gap, with half of businesses lacking training programs despite unfilled vacancies across various sectors; employers attribute the issue primarily to lack of employee interest rather than skills deficiency.

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Dutch Self-Employed Worker Numbers Decline Sharply Following Ban on Disguised Employment

The number of self-employed individuals in the Netherlands decreased by over 4,000 in January 2024 due to a new ban on disguised employment, impacting the healthcare sector most significantly, with almost 2,000 fewer self-employed workers.

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Spain's Gender Pay Gap Widens to 19.6%

In 2023, Spanish male workers earned €29,615 annually, while female workers earned €24,758, resulting in a 19.6% gender pay gap—a slight increase from 2022—that CC OO projects will take over two decades to close, highlighting the need for further policy interventions.

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Munich Utility Creates Housing Division to Combat Worker Shortage

Stadtwerke München, facing a shortage of qualified personnel, is actively recruiting internationally but struggles to attract employees due to Munich's high housing costs; the company has built 1500 housing units and plans to double this number by 2030 to attract workers.

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U.S. White-Collar Job Market Slowdown in Early 2025

The U.S. white-collar job market is slowing down in early 2025, with hiring rates for those earning over $96,000 at their lowest since 2014, increased competition, decreased job security, and the impact of AI and automation contributing to this trend; however, the JOLTS report, while showing cooling...

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Stricter employment regulations lead to a decrease in self-employed workers in the Netherlands

The Netherlands saw a decrease of over 4,000 self-employed individuals in January 2024 due to stricter enforcement of a ban on disguised employment, with the healthcare sector experiencing the most significant impact, losing almost 2,000 self-employed workers.

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Dutch Self-Employed Worker Numbers Decline Sharply After Disguised Employment Ban

The number of self-employed individuals in the Netherlands dropped by over 4,000 in January 2024 due to a new ban on disguised employment, impacting sectors like healthcare significantly, as companies transition self-employed workers to employee roles to avoid fines.

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U.S. Jobless Claims Rise, But Labor Market Remains Strong

Initial jobless claims in the U.S. rose to 219,000 for the week ending February 1, exceeding projections, yet the broader labor market remains strong with low unemployment (4.1% in December 2024), despite recent layoff announcements from several major companies.

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Walmart Cuts Hundreds of Jobs, Closes Offices in Restructuring

Walmart is cutting hundreds of jobs and closing offices in North Carolina, New Jersey, and other locations, relocating employees to Arkansas and California to improve collaboration, as part of a larger strategy to centralize its workforce and boost in-person interactions, offering relocation support...

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20,000 Federal Employees Accept Buyout Following Return-to-Office Mandate

President Trump's January 28th mandate requiring a return to office for over two million federal employees resulted in approximately 20,000 accepting a buyout with full pay and benefits through September, potentially leading to a significant shift of workers into the private sector.

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U.S. Job Openings Drop Sharply, but Labor Market Remains Steady

U.S. job openings decreased by 556,000 in December 2024 to 7.6 million, the largest drop in 14 months, yet steady hiring and lower layoffs suggest a gradual slowdown, keeping the Federal Reserve from adjusting its policy stance until at least June, according to the Labor Department's JOLTS report.

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