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Domestic workers: debunking the myths

Often vulnerable and exploited, domestic workers around the world have long faced discrimination, low wages, extremely long hours and poor working

Economy

Eurozone unemployment hits near four-year low of 10.7 percent

Unemployment in the eurozone fell to its lowest level in October for nearly four years according to official data from the European Union’s

Business Planet

Copernicus: down-to-Earth opportunities for SMEs reaching for the stars

The Copernicus programme is an EU system providing Earth observation data and information. It delivers operational data on a free, full and open

Economy

Germany won't lower minimum wage for migrants, says economy minister Gabriel

Germany’s economy minister has said the country’s minimum wage will not be lowered for migrants because of the refugee crisis. Senior economists had

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Economy

BAE Systems to axe 371 jobs after cut in Typhoon jet production

Europe’s biggest defence company BAE Systems says it’s to cut jobs in Britain and Australia, seeing no growth in earnings after it reduced the rate

Economy

US jobless down to 5 percent as 271,000 jobs created in October

More than a quarter of a million new jobs were created in the American economy in October – a strong performance that makes an interest rate rise

Economy

Standard Chartered bank to cut workforce by 17 percent

The London-listed bank Standard Chartered is to shed 15,000 jobs by 2018 – the result of turbulence in Asian markets where it does most of its

Economy

Deutsche Bank announces huge job loss plan

Deutsche Bank has announced plans for major job losses and will also scale down massively its operations worldwide, as part of a major shake-up of

Economy

France sees rare fall in jobless total

There are signs that the economic recovery may at last be reaching the French labour market. The jobless total fell by nearly 24,000, or 0.7 percent

Economy

Investment, innovation help job prospects in France, Italy, Portugal

France is showing a slight improvement in its employment figures as a result of the first economic growth since 2007. Examples from the automobile

Business Series

Tata Steel confirms UK job losses, blaming Chinese imports

It reads like a list from British manufacturing’s dark days in the 1980s when job losses constantly filled news bulletins. The Indian group Tata

Business Series

Harley-Davidson's profits fall as motorbike sales decline

Harley-Davidson has reported a drop in quarterly net profits as sales of new motorcycles fell more than one percent globally. In the US they fell by

Economy

Air France chief hints that full job cuts plan can be avoided

The head of Air France’s parent company has said its job loss plan can be avoided if negotiations with the unions succeed in finding alternative ways

Real Economy

Jobs and skills: making the match

Europe’s population is ageing and fewer young people means a shrinking workforce in the future to support it. People will have to work longer, hard

France

Air France violence puts spotlight on airline's performance

The health and performance of Air France have come under particular scrutiny following Monday’s violent protest. This year the airline has reported

Economy

US jobs growth stumbles, fueling economy fears

American employers shied away from hiring over the past two months and wages fell in September. What one analyst describes as “a pig of a report”

Business Planet

Workplace innovation: how changing the way you work can transform your business

Working better by working together - Workplace Innovation shows European companies the way forward

Spain

Refugee tripped up in Hungary gets football job in Spain

Economy

Hewlett-Packard to cut up to 30,000 more jobs

Hewlett-Packard says it expects to cut between 25,000 and 30,000 more jobs in its enterprise division, as it adjusts to falling demand. The latest

Spain

Migrant tripped up in Hungary gets Spanish football job

A Syrian refugee who was filmed being deliberately tripped up by a camerawoman as he fled police in Hungary with his young son has been offered a job