Workers

Economy & Business

BUSINESS

Netflix lays off 300 workers amid subscriber losses

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/24/22

In addition to layoffs, Netflix has promised to gain more subscribers by offering a cheaper version with commercials and experimenting with ways to make more money from password sharing

Tourists fill the Majorcan beach of s'Arenal on a sunny day. Photo: © Pablo Morilla.

Work

WORK IN SPAIN

Employment in tourism activity up by 350,000 more workers in Spain

The Nomad Today 5/10/22

The reopening of society after the Covid-19 pandemic plays a fundamental role in this growth in employment

Work

WORK IN SPAIN

Romanians and Moroccans, largest groups of foreign workers in Spain

The Nomad Today 4/23/22

The Spanish Social Security Institution registered 6,788 new foreign affiliates in March

Spain

ACCIDENT

Two workers dead after Spanish school roof collapses

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/6/22

Local media noted that the accident could have been worse, had school been in session

Work

PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT

Spain allocates € 21 million to hire workers for employment services

The Nomad Today 12/27/21

From December 2010 to December 2020, the structural staff of the SEPE was reduced by 2,089 officials

HANDOUT - 20 May 2021, Russia, Moscow: Russian president Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Russian Pobeda (Victory) Organising Committee. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

CORONAVIRUS

Workers in Russia to stay home for a week to stem Covid-19 surge

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/20/21

Workers across Russia are being told to stay home from October 30 to November 7, but they will continue to be paid their wages

Work

EMPLOYMENT

Number of workers on ERTE registers new record low in September

The Nomad Today 10/6/21

Tourism and hospitality are the sectors in which this instrument has been used the most

Adult learning by Nancy Ballesteros/Pixabay.

Work

PENSIONS

Average retirement pension in Spain rises to € 1,193 per month

The Nomad Today 9/28/21

The lowest pensions are those received by retired self-employed workers

HANDOUT - 16 August 2021, United Kingdom, Brize Norton: A handout photo released by the Ministry of Defence shows British Embassy staff and British nationals disembarking the first plane carrying evacuated personnel to return from Afghanistan at RAF Brize Norton. British troops are racing against the clock to get the remaining British nationals and their local allies out of Afghanistan following the dramatic overthrow of the country's Western-backed government by the Taliban. Photo: Mrs Sharron Floyd/PA Media/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

Finland

AFGHANISTAN

18 diplomats from the Finnish embassy evacuated on a US plane

The Nomad Today 8/16/21

The government says it has not been possible to evacuate the 170 Afghans it had promised to bring to Finland

Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto. Photo: Kimmo Brandt/Eduskunta.

Finland

EVACUATION

Finland prepares to get Afghan staff out of country

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/12/21

Taliban insurgents have taken control of 10 of the 34 provincial capitals within a week

Nurse-woman-health-worker-doctor-by-Andrea-Piacquadio

Finland

OCCUPATIONAL BAROMETER

37 occupations with shortage of workers in Finland

The Nomad Today 3/27/21

The number of shortage occupations has risen slightly from the previous assessment in autumn.

Minister-of-Employment-Tuula-Haatainen-by-Lauri-Heikkinen-Vnk

Finland

ALIENS ACT REFORM

Government takes strong action against foreign labour exploitation

The Nomad Today 12/18/20

The imminent amendments to the Aliens Act would provide government agencies with better opportunities to refuse workers’ residence permits . "I want to temporarily stop recruitment from abroad…

Finland

REFORM

Seasonal workers to be able to change employers while in Finland

The Nomad Today 12/18/20

The proposal would amend the Seasonal Workers Act concerning seasonal work undertaken in an employment relationship in agriculture and tourism.

Norwich Prime Minister Erna Solberg comments on the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize 2020 to World Food Programme (WFP). Photo: Fredrik Hagen//dpa.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Norway bans night-time alcohol sales as coronavirus cases rise

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/5/20

Non-residents will have to self-isolate or present two negative tests. The only exceptions are for employees commuting from neighboring Finland and Sweden.

24 October 2020, Schleswig-Holstein, Flensburg: Vehicles drive past the borders near Flensburg from Germany into Denmark. As of Saturday entry from Germany has been subjected to restrictions after Denmark declared Germany as a risk country amid the rising numbers of coronavirus infections. Photo: Gregor Fischer/dpa.

World

PANDEMIC

Denmark plans negative virus test requirement for foreign workers

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/24/20

Last week, 172 people from Poland tested positive for the coronavirus in Denmark, the Employment Ministry said.

Foodora food courier. Image: YouTube/AppJobs.

Finland

PLATFORM-BASED WORK

Labour Council says food couriers are employees, not entrepreneurs

The Nomad Today 10/19/20

Platform-based companies consider them as freelancers not entitled, for example, to sick leave, holidays and other benefits that employees have. At the same time, companies save a lot of money…

World

REFERENDUM

Switzerland rejects curbing immigration from EU countries

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/28/20

Nearly two thirds of voters felt that scrapping the Swiss-EU deal on free movement would exacerbate the shortage of skilled workers and would endanger Switzerland's wealth.

22 September 2020, Spain, Outeiro de Rei: A worker of the US aluminium maker company Alcoa takes part in a protest at the A-6 highway near of the village of Outeiro de Rei as they ask their company to sell its plant in A Marina to GFG Alliance Group. Photo: Carlos Castro/dpa.

Coronavirus

REPORT

UN: World's workers lost a tenth of their income during pandemic

The Nomad Today 9/23/20

Workers in developing and emerging countries are more affected by the pandemic than richer countries because they have fewer opportunities to work remotely and because the informal labour sector…

Coronavirus

COVID-19

Russian vaccine to be available to medical personnel within weeks

The Nomad Today 8/12/20

The vaccine is named after Sputnik, the first man-made satellite to reach orbit, a triumph of the Soviet space programme over its US rival in the late 1950s.