Now playing Next Sci-tech Really useful robots coming to a home or factory near you Robotics technology is getting faster, smarter and more talkative, but just how useful can robots be? 07/06/2016
Now playing Next Switzerland Swiss advocates of basic income for all claim moral victory, despite crushing defeat Swiss voters may have overwhelmingly rejected the proposal to introduce a guaranteed basic income for all, but for some that doesn’t necessarily mean the debate is… 05/06/2016
Now playing Next Switzerland Swiss vote for money for nothing The EU says it is pondering a pilot scheme for a bloc-wide basic income for all, and this weekend the Swiss actually get to decide on the idea in one of their referendum votes, the first country to vo 03/06/2016
Now playing Next Economy Weak US jobs numbers mean interest rate rise still some way off US employers created the fewest number of jobs in more than five years in May, just 38,000, making it difficult for the Federal Reserve to justify raising interest rates in the near future. 03/06/2016
Now playing Next Economy Spanish unemployment falls below 4 million as tourist influx boosts hiring Spain just saw its biggest fall in unemployment ever recorded in the month of May with the total dipping below four million for the first time in six years. 02/06/2016
Now playing Next Economy Mainland France unemployment dips below 10% The unemployment rate in mainland France has edged below 10 percent for the first time since early 2014 offering some evidence that the labour market may be turning a corner. 19/05/2016
Now playing Next Economy US jobs gains hit seven month low in April The US economy added the fewest number of jobs in seven months in April but it's not clear what effect that will have on the Federal Reserve's rate hike plans this year. 06/05/2016
Now playing Next Economy Services and construction jobs reduce Spanish unemployment total for April Seasonal factors meant the number of people registered as unemployed in Spain fell in April by 83,599, but remains above four million where it has been for since 2010. 04/05/2016
Now playing Next Economy Surprise fall in French jobless total, but underlying trend still grim The number of people claiming unemployment benefit dropped by 60,000 in March, but much of the decline came from people not updating their job-seeking status so they were not counted. 26/04/2016
Now playing Next Business Series British retailer BHS goes into administration, 11,000 jobs could be lost British department stores group BHS has collapsed into administration on Monday putting 11,000 jobs at risk with questions being asked who is to blame. 25/04/2016
Now playing Next Business Series Intel to cut 12,000 jobs as it refocuses away from PCs Intel says it is going to axe up to 12,000 jobs worldwide as it moves into new businesses due to fewer orders from the declining personal computer industry. 20/04/2016
Now playing Next Economy Unemployment rate down in euro area Figures just out show February’s unemployment rate in the euro area stood at 10.3 percent. That is down 0.1 percent on the previous month and is the 04/04/2016
Now playing Next Economy US shrugs off slowing global economic growth with solid March jobs numbers US employers added 215,000 jobs and wages picked up in March. The jobless rate rose to 5.0 percent as more Americans returned to the labour market. 01/04/2016
Now playing Next Economy Boeing to cut 4,500 jobs to reduce costs US planemaker Boeing is to cut about 4,500 jobs by voluntary redundancies and leaving positions unfilled as it seeks further cut reductions in the face of fierce sales competition from Airbus. 30/03/2016
Now playing Next USA Rolling, running, riding to the interview, but would you give this guy a job? Romain Corraze, really, really wanted to get a job with Californian camera-maker GoPro. So the 30-year old Frenchman quit his job in Lyon and headed 24/03/2016
Now playing Next France Police and students face off in France Young people say plans to reform employment law will hit them the hardest 17/03/2016
Now playing Next France Schools blockaded in France as tensions rise over labour reforms The government is in the middle of fierce debate with unions over plans to overhaul rules about working conditions and hours 17/03/2016
Now playing Next Egypt The Arab women in Cairo leading the push for workplace equality Om Waleed is a taxi driver. In fact she is the only woman driving a taxi in Cairo. She has broken a huge taboo and put up with repeated harassment to 08/03/2016
Now playing Next Real Economy The Economics of Health & Safety We have all been guilty at some point of ignoring Health and Safety signs, on the road or in our offices and places of work, but it does play a role 07/03/2016
Now playing Next Business Series RWE 'to cut 2,500 jobs at its struggling British subsidiary npower' German utility RWE reportedly plans to cut about 2,500 jobs at its struggling British subsidiary npower amid customer losses, billing issues and tougher competition. 07/03/2016