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Billions at 'real' risk of extreme heat in the workplace, WHO says

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Business

No more silence: UK to ban controversial NDAs silencing abuse at work

The UK government has announced plans to ban the use of NDAs to silence employees reporting workplace abuse.

Tech News

EU Parliament snubs Amazon from hearing over representative dispute

Amazon was not represented at a hearing of the European Parliament after a row with the employment committee over which personnel should appear before it.

Tech News

Exclusive: EU Parliament at odds with Amazon over hearing with boss

The hearing is scheduled for 26 June and is a precondition for getting the access badges back.

Europe in Motion

Working after retirement: The EU with the most active pensioners

In some countries, people with a pensioner status clock in more hours than common employees. The hardest grafters? Bulgarians and Greeks.

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Europe in Motion

Fewer journalists but more publishers in the EU: Is it because of AI?

Journalists remain under pressure with huge burnout rates. Some of them are turning to completely different jobs, like bartending and deliveries, to make ends meet.

Europe in Motion

Working week: Where in Europe people clock the most and least hours?

The average across the EU is 36 hours. How does your country compare?

Work

Women three times more likely to have job taken by AI than men

A new UN-led report found that women's jobs in high-income countries are more likely to be replaced or touched by artificial intelligence than their male peers.

World

Global CEO pay has increased 56 times more than workers' since 2019

The findings are part of a study in which Oxfam surveyed 2,000 companies across 35 countries, in which CEOs earned more than $1 million (€885,000) in 2024.

Philippines

Workers take to the streets as the world marks Labour Day

While workers in Asia also marched for better pay and conditions, the US president's new tariff regime and the effect it will have on jobs overshadowed rallies in several countries.

Health news

More workers struggling with stress, anxiety, and burnout – study

Mental health challenges are increasing among the working population, who are experiencing high levels of stress, taking more sick leave, and seeking greater support from their employers, according to a new report.

Europe in Motion

Which European country's small business owners work the hardest?

The majority of Italians and French rarely skip their lunch break, while many British entrepreneurs sacrifice their self-care for business.

Europe in Motion

Which European regions attract the highest number of talents?

Northern and central capital and urban regions have the highest rates of highly skilled people, while the lowest shares were reported in southeastern Europe.

Europe in Motion

Hybrid work is not dead: Here are Europe's most flexible countries

Hybrid work is holding up in Europe despite a steady decline in fully remote positions and pressure to return to the office five days a week.

Europe in Motion

AI recruitment: Which industries trust it the most and the least?

Most job-seekers are open to the use of AI, but are concerned it won't judge their skills fairly.

Work

Trade union calls on AI Summit to 'urgently confront' impact on jobs

In a statement shared exclusively with Euronews Next, the group issued a warning to governments from around the world gathering for the Paris summit.

Business

CEO earnings in Europe's top 100 companies: How much do they make?

CEOs earn 110 times more than the average worker in Europe. Euronews Business takes a closer look at how much CEOs earn, comparing their pay to average annual salaries across the EU.

United Kingdom

McDonald's UK faces new harassment claims after firing staff for abuse

McDonald's UK CEO Alistair Macrow's said hundreds of new allegations of abuse by workers at the fast food giant are "abhorrent and unacceptable".

Business

Starbucks workers' strike shuts down 59 stores across the US

A five-day strike by Starbucks baristas has closed almost 60 stores across the United States as of Monday according to the union organising the protest.

Business

Top London store Harrods adds cover charge as Christmas strikes loom

Harrods said it introduced the fee to keep menu prices competitive and maintain a high level of service.

Europe News

EU vows to press on with new internship laws despite national splits

Roxana Mînzatu’s first working day as EU Commissioner saw member states fail to agree on new EU laws on internships – but she said abandoning laws intended to protect traineees’ workplace rights would be “out of the question”.