world news EU unemployment falls as COVID measures recede While the number of jobless is down on a year earlier, youth unemployment is as high as 30% in Spain and Greece. 03/03/2022
Spain Spain passes landmark labour reform, unlocking EU billions The new employment rules limit most temporary contracts to a maximum of three months and bring back collective bargaining with unions as the main way of negotiating pay and conditions. 03/02/2022
Gaza Unemployment in Gaza sees textile workers team up with Israeli firms A new chapter in the Palestinian-Israeli relationship brings together the textile workers in Gaza — where the unemployment rate is estimated to be around 55 per cent — and Israeli companies in need of cheap clothes manufacturers. 27/01/2022
Work The Great Resignation: Is the US workers' revolution coming to Europe? While the number of people leaving their jobs in the US has soared, European job markets have stabilised. Is Europe bucking the Great Resignation? 01/12/2021
world news Calm returns to Solomon Islands after deadly protests and riots Police found three bodies and arrested more than 100 people in three days of unrest, sparked by concerns about the nation's increasing links with China. 27/11/2021
Living Bangkok’s taxi graveyard brought back to life with mini-gardens A Thai taxi cooperative is turning its abandoned cabs into gardens in order to feed out-of-work drivers. 28/09/2021
United Kingdom UK job vacancies hit record high following restrictions lift The number of job vacancies rose to over 950,000 — the highest level since records were started in 2001. 17/08/2021
Brazil Brazil's fight against Covid-19 hampered by flooding and favela growth In its struggle with the pandemic Brazil is battling on several fronts as flooding hampers vaccination efforts in remote areas and poverty deepens in cities. 16/05/2021
real economy Job retention schemes are keeping millions in work, what happens once they end? With the pandemic, lockdowns, climate change and the digital transition, employment in Europe has rarely been so precarious. Job retention schemes are keeping millions in work, but what happens once they end? 05/05/2021
real economy The race to stop Europe’s young and jobless from becoming a ‘lost generation’ The pandemic has caused unemployment to rise throughout Europe. The under 29's have been particularly affected and are now having to compete with the newly unemployed with more experience. We take a look at what the EU is doing to improve employment for young people. 10/03/2021
Travel News Here's how the pandemic has impacted young aviation professionals COVID-19 has devastated many industries which rely on travel and tourism to survive - none more so than aviation. Here, meet the young professionals still hoping for a future in the industry. 20/02/2021
France As the COVID-19 crisis drags on, hard-hit French youth struggle Nearly a quarter of French young people can’t find work — two-and-a-half times the national unemployment rate and one of the highest in the European Union's 27 nations. 16/02/2021
world news New report paints bleak picture of EU unemployment The unemployment rate for the bloc was at 7.6% in October 2020, up 1% compared to October 2019. 02/12/2020
Europe News COVID-19 recovery fund veto 'could cause employment tragedy in Europe' Hungary and Poland's veto of the bloc's pandemic recovery fund could cause unemployment levels to explode, it's been claimed. 26/11/2020
Europe News EU rings in stock listing of 'social bond' with resounding success The EU wanted to raise 17 billion euros on capital markets to fund its short term employment scheme known as SURE. It's first test went above and beyond expectations. 28/10/2020
Lithuania Lithuania votes: Centre-right opposition edges towards win Voters went to the polls on Sunday in the Baltic country, where the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the economy are dominant themes. 11/10/2020
world news Unemployment marches higher in Europe as pandemic grinds on While Europe's unemployment rate is still modest compared with the spike seen in many other countries, economists predict it could hit double digits in coming months as wage support programs expire. 01/10/2020
France French workers protest job cuts amid COVID-19 pandemic Thousands protested job cuts and wages as COVID-19 cases rise in France. 18/09/2020
France France unveils 'historic' €100 billion package to boost sick economy The French economy shrank by a massive 13.8 per cent in the three months to June as lockdown measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 hit hard. 03/09/2020
United Kingdom UK reports highest number of quarterly job losses since 2009 recession Employment fell by 220,000 between April and June, the biggest three-month decline in the UK since the global financial crisis. 11/08/2020
Spain A million people lost their jobs in Spain in three months, data shows Spain's National Statistics Institute said 1,074,000 jobs were lost between the start of April and the end of June. 29/07/2020
world news Which companies in Europe are cutting jobs because of COVID-19? About 397,000 people in the European Union lost their jobs in April, according to data from the EU's stats agency, 24/07/2020
United Kingdom COVID-19: 649,000 fewer people employed in UK since lockdown began Official figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show record-breaking economic inactivity in the UK with 649,000 fewer workers on payrolls. 16/07/2020
real economy European Union revamps Europass to get people working Covid-19 has disproportionately affected young and seasonal workers. The EU has recently revamped Europass, a tool that can help people in their search for work 15/07/2020
Israel Israel: Tel Aviv protest targets Netanyahu over COVID-19 economic aid Protesters accuse the Israeli prime minister of failing to address economic woes brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. 12/07/2020
Portugal Portugal: UK COVID-19 quarantine restriction hits Algarve tourism Industry analysts say only about a third of the usual number of tourists will visit Portugal's Algarve region this summer. 11/07/2020
