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Ex-Ilva steelworkers to strike as shutdown threatens thousands of jobs

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Jaguar Land Rover cuts 4,000 jobs worldwide in effort to save costs

JLR said it would cut around 4,000 roles worldwide over the next two years as part of its plan to simplify its organisation and generate £1.7 billion (€2bn) in savings.

Business

STIHL chief calls for longer hours without extra pay in reform push

In an opinion piece for Euronews, Dr Nikolas Stihl, chairman of world-leading chainsaw maker STIHL, calls for reforms including a 40-hour working week without extra pay to safeguard Germany's prosperity and welfare state.

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Euroviews. STIHL chief: Reforms — this is how we can retain our prosperity

Germany's economy has been in crisis for years, writes Nikolas Stihl in an OpEd for Euronews. Better business conditions are key to breaking the stagnation, he argues — with nothing less than prosperity and the welfare state at stake.

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Uber cuts 10% of global workforce in biggest layoffs since the pandemic

Uber is cutting 3,300 jobs worldwide as it strips out management layers and merges teams, saying the savings will fund growth in areas such as robotaxis.

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Economy

Spain sheds almost 163,000 jobs in August as unemployment climbs

The Spanish economy lost 162,840 jobs last month with 44,419 registering as unemployed. The drop represents the smallest decrease in August since the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Volkswagen workers condemn ‘disastrous’ communication over job cuts

Employees have criticised Volkswagen’s management as the German carmaker considers further job cuts and the future of several plants.

Business

Why are UK football clubs hiring more than ever? Data roles grow

Football clubs in the UK are advertising more jobs than ever, with recruitment rising sharply in recent years and the share of data and analytics roles growing significantly.

Europe News

Euroviews. Fewer rules: Europe was built on coal and steel, not paperwork

The EU keeps churning out new rules, writes Gitta Connemann, head of Germany's CDU's influential business association, MIT. Small and medium-sized businesses bear the brunt of EU bureaucracy, she argues, calling for a halt to new regulation and for rules that add no value to be scrapped.

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Bulgarian scheme helps parents work by hiring jobseekers

In partnership with the European Commission

An EU-backed Bulgarian scheme solves two problems at once: finding trusted childcare for working parents, and jobs for the unemployed.

Business

BMW plans to cut around 8,000 jobs in major cost-saving drive

The German carmaker has agreed a voluntary redundancy programme targeting administrative and development roles, while ruling out compulsory redundancies and cuts to production jobs, according to media reports.

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Spain’s unemployment rate hits lowest level in 18 years

Summer hiring created 486,000 jobs in the second quarter, lifting the number of people in work to a record 22.8 million.

Business

Varta files for insolvency as German battery maker’s crisis deepens

Varta said it faces no immediate threat of failing to meet its payment obligations. Production is continuing, while wages and salaries will still be paid.

Business

Euroviews. Are employers hiring for today's labour market or the one they know?

Applications per role have roughly doubled since 2022, yet business leaders are telling me they can't find the talent they need. Something isn't adding up.

Business

The majority of AI jobs now sit outside technological occupations

AI-labelled job titles in postings have been increasing rapidly across Europe. However, these opportunities are no longer limited to AI or data jobs as most are now in non-tech positions.

Business

No one wants to be the boss: Why is Gen Z turning down promotions?

Fewer young employees aspire to management roles and if businesses fail to develop new leaders and encourage Gen Z to take on managerial roles, they may find it increasingly difficult to maintain organisational effectiveness.

Economy

One in five EU jobs classed as vulnerable and Spain tops the list

Close to one in five jobs in the European Union qualifies as vulnerable on at least one of three counts, inadequate pay, insecure employment or a lack of workplace rights, according to a new report from Eurofound, which places Spain at the top of the table.