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83,000 North Macedonian Workers Await January Salaries Amidst Economic Instability

In North Macedonia, 83,000 workers are awaiting their January salaries, a significant increase from 25,000 last year, due to companies' illiquidity and debt; the government is considering changing the payment deadline to the 5th of the month.

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Welsh Construction Firm Faces Staff Consultations Amidst Mounting Losses

Alun Griffiths Contractors, a Welsh construction firm with current major projects including the A465 Heads of the Valleys road, is consulting staff following a financial review showing £74 million in losses over four years and overdue 2023 accounts, prompting concern from the Welsh government.

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Data-Driven Fairness: Combating Bias in Hiring

Research shows unconscious bias significantly impacts hiring; data-driven solutions focusing on behavioral change, like blind resume screening and standardized tests, are more effective than attitude change in creating fair workplaces.

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Gender Equality
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UK to Ban Exploitative Zero-Hours Contracts for Agency Workers

The UK government will ban exploitative zero-hours contracts for agency workers, requiring minimum guaranteed hours and compensation for short-notice shift changes, as part of an employment bill amendment addressing concerns about worker exploitation and impacting approximately 900,000 agency worker...

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Spain's Job Growth Shifts, Gender Pay Gap Widens Slightly

In the past year, Spain created 487,773 Social Security affiliated jobs; however, men contributed more jobs (250,591) than women (237,186), reversing a prior trend of women leading job creation, and slightly increasing the gender pay gap.

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Mercedes-Benz Announces Cost-Cutting Plan Affecting 91,000 German Employees

Mercedes-Benz announced a comprehensive cost-cutting plan with its works council, impacting 91,000 German employees through reduced compensation, increased temporary work, and a voluntary severance program, while extending job security until 2034 and targeting a 10% reduction in production and fixed...

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Tariffs Hit New Retirees Hardest

President Trump's 25 percent tariffs on most Canadian goods sent Canada's main stock index to a near two-month low, impacting new retirees heavily due to sequence of returns risk; financial planners advise cash-wedge strategies and Monte Carlo simulations for mitigating losses.

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Reduced Inequality
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UK Grants Bereavement Leave for Miscarriage, Strengthens Workers' Rights

Labour's employment rights bill, set to pass next week, grants parents in Britain two weeks' bereavement leave after miscarriage, strengthens trade union access to workplaces, bans fire-and-rehire, and provides day-one unfair dismissal protection.

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UK Employment Rights Bill: Economic Boost or Business Burden?

The UK's Employment Rights Bill, championed by Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, seeks to improve worker rights, potentially boosting the economy despite initial business concerns; amendments include extending probation periods and removing the 'right to switch off'.

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Federal Workers Face Uncertainty Amidst Government Restructuring

Policy changes under President Trump's administration, including the establishment of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), are creating uncertainty and job losses for federal workers, potentially saving the government \$100 billion, prompting a large-scale transition to the privat...

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Spanish Labor Reform Cuts Temporary Contracts to Record Low

Spain's February 2024 unemployment figures show a significant decrease in temporary contracts to 11.9%, down from 26.3% in February 2023, largely due to the 2021 labor reform. The public sector is an exception, with 28% temporary employment.

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Ticket to Work Program Aids SSDI Recipients' Return to Workforce

The Social Security Administration's Ticket to Work Program (TTW) helps Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) recipients return to work gradually without losing benefits, providing career counseling, job search assistance, and other resources through Employment Networks (ENs) and Vocational Re...

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