Working time volume exceeds pre-Corona level for the first time

Working time volume exceeds pre-Corona level for the first time

Nuremberg. The volume of work rose to 14.7 billion hours in the second quarter of 2024 – an increase of 0.8 percent compared to the same quarter last year. This means that it has exceeded the pre-coronavirus level for the first time. This is the result of the working time calculations published on Tuesday by … Read more

Education: Digital education at Saarland schools remains a priority

Education: Digital education at Saarland schools remains a priority

Despite the uncertainty about further financial support from the federal government, the digitalization of schools remains a priority for the Saarland state government. “Students should be able to leave school on their own terms. To do this, they must also be able to move around independently in the digital world,” said Education Minister Christine Streichert-Clivot … Read more

Baden-Württemberg: “These are my three priorities,” says Kretschmann about the state budget

Baden-Württemberg: “These are my three priorities,” says Kretschmann about the state budget

For the next two years, Baden-Württemberg will no longer have as much money to distribute as it did recently. There is no need to save, says Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann. But there is a need to focus on certain areas. Three topics are particularly important to him. From the perspective of Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann, … Read more

Challenges, strategies and measures – New podcast episode ‘Fitness in your ear’

Challenges, strategies and measures – New podcast episode ‘Fitness in your ear’

She also advises companies in the areas of corporate fitness, corporate health promotion (CHP) and corporate health management (CHM) and also works as an auditor in the field of CHM. ‘Fitness in your ear’ (12) about corporate fitness: challenges and solutions The podcast episode addresses the following questions, among others: What is the main motivation … Read more

Transforming Sales and Marketing Processes: How Budenheim Utilized Salesforce to Drive Efficiency and Customer Orientation

Transforming Sales and Marketing Processes: How Budenheim Utilized Salesforce to Drive Efficiency and Customer Orientation

Budenheim, a provider of products and services for specialty chemicals, is a flagship of German medium-sized businesses. The “Hidden Champion”, headquartered in Budenheim of the same name, is active in ten locations, sells its products and services in over 100 countries and has also grown through acquisitions – which has made the company-wide overview of … Read more

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Businesses Give Poor Marks to Administration Digitization

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Businesses Give Poor Marks to Administration Digitization

Entrepreneurs in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania have given digitization in administration poor marks. This is the result of a survey by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK). Of the 275 companies surveyed, more than two thirds (71 percent) rated the digitalization of administrative processes with a school grade of 4 or worse. The IHK justified the … Read more

Bern Unemployment Office Faces Digitalization Impact

Bern Unemployment Office Faces Digitalization Impact

Bern’s unemployment insurance office is being digitized, which has a major impact on the workforce. An RAV office. (Symbolic image) – Keystone The Bernese unemployment insurance office is being reorganized and is increasingly focusing on digitalization. Some of the workforce is severely affected by this. The canton of Bern announced this on Wednesday. In the … Read more

How Companies Can Improve Education and Mentor Young Talent: Insights from Fredrik Harkort

How Companies Can Improve Education and Mentor Young Talent: Insights from Fredrik Harkort

By offering mentoring and tutoring, Fredrik Harkorts’ agency is directly at the interface between schools and companies. This makes it clear: The causes of the poor performance in the PISA study could not be eliminated; Many families and schools lack the necessary resources to ensure even the basic requirements for a future-proof educational qualification. In … Read more