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Maternity rights are set out in the 1992 Pregnant Workers Directive. This EU legislation sets the minimum period for maternity leave at 14 weeks, with 2 weeks’ compulsory leave before and/or after confinement and an adequate allowance subject to national legislation.
Nearly half of female entrepreneurs surveyed by Cherie Blair Foundation do not have regular internet accessThe cost of a mobile data package is all that is holding back many female entrepreneurs in developing countries, according to recent research.Whi…
Workers describe hands and arms being targeted in ‘merciless’ beatings as protests over low wages turn increasingly violent in DhakaWhen Masuma Akhtar arrived at the garment factory where she works on the outskirts of Dhaka on 31 October, she was expec…
Country will be first in Africa to introduce measure after its high court ruled that both parents must have right to time offSouth Africa is set to become the first country in Africa to introduce shared parental leave after a high court ruled that both…
In an exclusive interview, Akinwumi Adesina, head of the African Development Bank, says the outlook is good for a continent with the workers of the future and the best investment opportunitiesAfrica holds the future workforce for the ageing economies o…
Key pillars of the EU acquis, the principles of free movement of workers, freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services are rooted in the EU Treaties.
The European population is ageing rapidly and is expected to start shrinking by 2026, as people live longer and have fewer children, and the age structure of the population changes. In 2022, 21.1 % of the EU population was aged 65 and over.
Millions ‘holding on with their fingertips’ due to high interest rates, squeezed wages and Covid costs, says the European TUC boss, Esther LynchWorkers across Europe are “holding on with their fingernails” and face a bleak winter ahead, as high interes…
In April, Cybersecurity Ventures reported on extreme cybersecurity job shortage:
Global cybersecurity job vacancies grew by 350 percent, from one million openings in 2013 to 3.5 million in 2021, according to Cybersecurity Ventures. The number of unfilled jobs leveled off in 2022, and remains at 3.5 million in 2023, with more than 750,000 of those positions in the U.S. Industry efforts to source new talent and tackle burnout continues, but we predict that the disparity between demand and supply will remain through at least 2025.
The numbers never made sense to me, and Ben Rothke has dug in and …
Deaths and alleged abuse of Kenyan women in Saudi Arabia fuels demands for Nairobi to act on human rights Rights groups have expressed concern that not enough has been done to address the alleged mistreatment of domestic workers in Gulf states, such as…