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Greek National Health System Faces Doctor Shortage Despite Incentives

Between October 2024 and February 2025, the Greek National Health System (ESY) experienced a net loss of 45 doctors due to 168 hires and 213 departures (126 retirements and 87 resignations), with most resignations from specialists, despite government incentives. The shortage is particularly acute in...

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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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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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Verdi Strike Disrupts NRW Services to Highlight Gender Pay Gap

On March 3rd, 2023, the Verdi union organized a warning strike in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, closing kindergartens, disrupting social services and healthcare, to protest gender pay inequality in predominantly female public sector jobs, demanding an 8 percent wage increase or at least €350 more...

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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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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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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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theguardian.com
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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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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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