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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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Bank of England Base Rate Cut Brings Mortgage Relief

The Bank of England cut the base rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.5 percent on February 22, 2024, offering relief to homeowners with tracker mortgages who could see annual payments fall by almost £350 on a £200,000 mortgage, while lenders like Santander will pass on the reduction from March 3; fu...

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Lidl France Faces Unlimited Strike Amidst Salary and Work Condition Disputes

Five French Lidl unions launched an unlimited strike on February 7th, 2025, demanding a 2% salary increase, improved working conditions, and opposing Sunday openings, following an unsuccessful negotiation and amidst concerns about workload increases due to unfilled positions and deteriorating social...

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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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Greece Raises Public Sector Pension Contributions by 2.7%

Starting January 1, 2025, Greek public sector lawyers, engineers, and healthcare workers will face a 2.7% rise in supplementary pension and lump-sum benefit contributions (EFKA/TEKA), reaching up to €65.25 monthly, with employers sharing some costs; the adjustment reflects 2024's average inflation.

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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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Bank of England cuts interest rates, impacting borrowers and savers differently

The Bank of England cut interest rates from 4.75% to 4.5% on Thursday, potentially reducing borrowing costs but also lowering returns on savings; this has a varied impact on individuals, with some seeing only small mortgage increases while others face much larger ones.

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Armenian Copper Mine Fires Striking Workers Amidst Wage Dispute

The Zangezur Copper-Molybdenum Combine in Armenia fired eight striking workers, including a strike leader, for alleged sabotage, after eight days of protests over low wages and poor working conditions; the company claims daily losses of 400 million AMD, while the government's involvement remains unc...

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Verdi Calls for Second Warning Strike in Lübeck over Public Sector Pay and Staffing

The Verdi union in Schleswig-Holstein called for a second warning strike in Lübeck and surrounding areas on Thursday due to a lack of acceptable counter-proposals from employers regarding staff shortages and pay in the public sector. The strike affects numerous public services including daycares, se...

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Spain Raises Minimum Wage to €1,184, Addressing Wage Discrepancies

The Spanish government will raise the minimum wage by €50 to €1,184 on Tuesday, impacting 10 million workers; however, a UGT study reveals many existing collective bargaining agreements have lower base salaries.

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Greece's Pension System: Improved Sustainability Amidst Aging Population Challenges

Allianz's Global Pension Report scores Greece's pension system 3.5, citing recent reforms improving sustainability but highlighting concerns about its aging population, projected to increase the old-age dependency ratio from 38% to 65% in 25 years, and low employment rates for older workers (7% for ...

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