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Small Italian town forbids residents to get sick

The declaration comes amid severe workforce shortages in the region and across Italy.

Work

These were rated the best companies to work for in Europe in 2024

According to Fortune's 2024 list of the 100 best companies to work for in Europe, these ones made the top 10. Why did employees rate them so highly?

Healthcare

Slovakia passes law that could ban doctors from quitting

Violators could be imprisoned under the emergency measure, which can last for up to 120 days.

Work

Why are companies firing Gen Z employees soon after hiring them?

A recent report found that companies were dissatisfied with their Generation Z (Gen Z) new hires and may avoid hiring recent graduates in the future.

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Europe in Motion

Almost 50% of employees feel uncomfortable admitting use of AI at work

Despite its growing use, excitement around AI is waning as employees express concerns that AI tools may result in heavier workloads and faster-paced demands.

Business

Europe: Half of workers stressed, one-third eyeing job change

ManpowerGroup's survey examines workers' perceptions, finding stress as a widespread issue. CCO Becky Frankiewicz tells of the importance of work-life balance, career development, and skills training for staff retention.

Business

Working from wherever: Is hiring across borders worth the risk?

As some firms scale back work-from-home policies, others continue to promote flexible set-ups. Mark Frein, chief operating officer at Oyster, talks to Euronews about remote working - and the benefits of hiring diverse talent.

Work

AI could take up to 3 million UK jobs, report finds

Over time, artificial intelligence could lead to up to three million job losses in the UK, but that number will be offset by the new jobs created in the sector, a new report says.

Economy

Can't wait to give up work? Why some people are not the retiring type

Ageing populations require a shake up of our pension systems, but fair and effective changes require an understanding of older workers.

The Big Question

AI adoption could boost European business but what’s holding us back?

“Digital skills will actually become more important going forward in the workplace than your actual university degree,” says AWS.

Business

Company-sponsored egg freezing: How global firms are attracting talent

In the global race for talent, firms are looking for new ways to attract and retain the best employees.

Work

Microsoft reveals how AI is reshaping work at all levels

‘You can choose fear or you can lean in and learn’, Microsoft’s WorkLab co-founder on AI and the future of work.

Work

Female-sounding AI boosts women’s participation at work, study finds

Women participate more in meetings and share more ideas when they are paired up with a female-sounding AI agent, new research shows.

Business

Migration to UK has failed to boost economic growth, warns report

According to a new study from the Centre for Policy Studies, migration to the UK is putting pressure on housing, public services and infrastructure. However, other countries take a different stance, with some viewing migration as beneficial for their economies.

Work

Euroviews. 'Quiet hiring' is silently revolutionising the workplace

Instead of constantly expanding the workforce through external hires, companies are increasingly focusing on upskilling and retraining the talent right under their noses, to meet evolving business needs, René Janssen writes.

Tech News

Euroviews. What’s next after Europe’s ‘year of AI’?

Realising the economic and social potential presented by AI and maintaining the growth in adoption across Europe means equipping everyone with the right skills so we can all be included in Europe’s digital journey, Tanuja Randery writes.

Healthcare

Belgian minister commits to framework for health data - interview

For its presidency of the EU Council, Belgium wants to wrap up the EU Health Data Space dossier before the European Parliament ends its term, but concluding negotiations with MEPs on the issue remains tricky, Belgium’s federal health minister told Euronews.

Business

Euroviews. We cannot let a skills gap slow down green transition opportunities

By providing the right opportunities and training, current workers will benefit from new opportunities and younger generations will not only inherit a better climate but also the means to thrive, Ignacio Galán writes.

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Tech News

Euroviews. AI has the potential to be a transformative force in the workplace

If we cast AI as humanity’s technological companion rather than competitor, AI will enable us to refocus again on human strengths and, perhaps even establish a more efficient, sustainable, and human-centric workplace, Sonali Fenner writes.