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The right to work: enabling people with disabilities to thrive in the job market

In partnership with The European Commission

Real Economy travels to Poland and Spain to meet two women with disabilities breaking down barriers in the work place and asks European Commissioner Helena Dalli what action is being taken at a European level.

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Wales could become the latest country to trial a four-day week

Wales' Future Generations Commission wants the country's public sector to trial a shorter working week to tackle high rates of sickness and low productivity.

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Re-working the working week

Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai

In this Focus, we look at the recent shift in the UAE to move to a shorter workweek.

Meet The Locals

This man set up a haven for digital nomads in the Bulgarian mountains

In partnership with Bulgaria Travel

In this episode of Meet The Locals, we hear from Matthias Zeitler the co-founder of Coworking Bansko.

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Apple requires staff to show COVID booster proof amid Omicron surge

Starting January 24, unvaccinated employees or those who haven't submitted proof of vaccination will need negative COVID tests to enter workplaces.

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French cloud services saw cyberattacks increase by 630% in 2020

French cloud services saw cyberattacks increase by 630% in 2020

Tech News

AI chatbots already talk to you but now they can tell how you feel

The automated answering service, trained using a human voice, is capable of breaking down sentences into sounds and tones so it can talk back and read a caller’s emotional state.

Tech News

The creative life: LEGO’s Julia Goldin on play at work

"One of the things we did during COVID was to use the bricks we had at home, to build a model of what our experience and state of mind was like," said LEGO's chief product and marketing officer, Julia Goldin.

Tech News

Euroviews. What does 2022 have in store for the global labour market?

The pandemic has created an “unparalleled labour market crisis” which will affect the employment market for years to come.

Europe News

Platform workers gather in Brussels to demand better working rights

On World Day for Decent Work, platform workers joined a symbolic demonstration in front of the European Commission.

Europe News

MEPs approve strengthened measures to attract highly skilled non-EU workers

The bloc's Blue Card Directive was first introduced in 2009 to try and address a shortfall in certain sectors, including healthcare and ICT.

Work

Robots are here to 'liberate' us from boring work, claims Softbank CEO

Masayoshi Son, one of Japan's wealthiest people, said a future generation of practical "smart robots" would "replace" the entire human working population.

Work

UK employers face worst shortage of job candidates on record

British employers are facing the most severe shortage of job candidates on record due to the post-lockdown surge in the economy and Brexit, a survey has shown.

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Companies used AI to monitor workers during pandemic, says trade union

Businesses have started using artificial intelligence to keep track of things like employees' working hours.

USA

Amazon workers in US state of Alabama vote against forming a union

Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, overwhelmingly voted against joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union.

Real Economy

The Gig Economy: flexible freedom or wage slavery?

In partnership with The European Commission

As Spain passes a law classing food delivery riders as employees with full social benefits - we ask should there be EU-wide legislation? And we meet the Barcelona riders - who aren’t all happy.

Europe News

Companies to disclose wages to close gender pay gap under new EU plan

Commissioner for Equality, Helena Dalli, presented proposals on Thursday on pay transparency to ensure that women and men in the EU get equal pay for equal work.

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Stockholm roofers brave dizzying heights to sweep snow

Roofers blow a whistle to alert people below to beware of falling snow and ice.

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Hundreds march in memory of murdered woman in eastern Alsace

Prosecutor Alex Perrin said the killings were "totally premeditated" by the 45-year-old, who was not known to the police or intelligence services.

United Kingdom

COVID-19: Firms call for UK economy to adapt to increased home working

Nearly three-quarters of UK employers polled recently say they would be keeping increased home-working after the coronavirus pandemic.