“I was already quite aware of the problems of inequalities but I am even more aware today, notes Jacob Bernard, in his thirties, a bartender in New York. We live on the brink of poverty. This episode made me much more aware of the violence our government and our economy inflict on the most vulnerable. … Read more
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Business actors are concerned about the wave of layoffs (PHK) that will increase in size in the next few years. This is in line with the conditions of the Covid-19 pandemic, which is not yet clear when it will end. Chairperson of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Rosan P. Roeslani … Read more
Trade union CNV says it has indications that many companies are putting employees on the street against the rules without severance pay, also known as the transition payment. According to the union, “thousands of people” have wrongly received no compensation. They are called upon to report, CNV announced on Thursday. Since 1 January 2020, it … Read more
Worldwide, nearly 500 million jobs were lost in the second quarter due to the corona crisis, reports the International Labor Organization (ILO) Wednesday. This means that the damage to the labor market is much greater than predicted. The number of hours worked decreased by an estimated 17 percent in the second quarter compared to the … Read more
In the past quarter, nearly 340,000 people who were still in paid work in the first quarter became unemployed. This group became unemployed or left the labor market – temporarily or otherwise – according to figures from the Central Bureau of Statistics on Friday (CBS). The number of so-called job-leavers means a record decrease in … Read more
Unemployment increased less sharply in August than in the previous months, reports the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBSThursday. Last month, 426,000 people were unemployed in the Netherlands. That amounts to 4.6 percent of the working population. The UWV registered a total of 292,000 current unemployment benefits at the end of August. In July, 4.5 percent … Read more
Everyone will receive their full holiday pay next year. Trade unions and employers have reached an agreement on this. They do ask the government to assist companies in difficulty. – This holiday pay has been the subject of discussion for some time. To protect the purchasing power of employees, it was previously agreed that days … Read more
Max Katzenberg had to lay off his 60 employees within hours. “It’s a disaster”, blurted out this owner of two trendy Brooklyn restaurants, Olmsted and Maison Yaki, at tables usually reserved several weeks in advance. But he had no other choice, the closures being imposed by the measures of “social distancing” in an attempt to … Read more