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Decarbonisation to test the boom in business aviation

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INTERNATIONAL

Though the level of increase is disputed, it is unarguable that emissions per passenger on private jets are a multiple of those for passengers on commercial airlines. Partly for…

Gender gap in workforce needs a multipronged approach

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INTERNATIONAL

Workforce gender gap.

The balance of power will favour US workers into 2023

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US

Last year, employee resistance, reinforced by tight labour markets, frustrated employer hopes for a return to the office. This year, employers are reluctantly accepting that…

Pandemic deepens long-term risks to US women workers

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UNITED STATES

Women, especially those from minorities, are more likely to have dropped out of the labour force or moved to part-time or precarious employment. Jobs recovery has also been slower…

Future workers will need to adapt continuously

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INTERNATIONAL

Skills for the changing economy.

EU gender strategy will struggle to close rising gaps

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EU

Her Commission is making a concerted push to advance gender equality. To that end, it has brought forward an integral element of its 2020 Gender Equality Strategy (GES): a draft…

Belgium’s move to a four-day week will be gradual

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BELGIUM

From November 21, private sector workers can now work four instead of five days per week as part of the federal government’s new Labour Deal. Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said…

COVID-19 to accelerate shift in working patterns

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INTERNATIONAL

COVID-19 and remote work.

US rail stoppage averted but further strikes likely

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UNITED STATES

Industrial action is increasing across unionised sectors of the US economy, driven by the impact of inflation on real wages but also by pandemic-related stresses that have left…

Labour market dualism drives inequality in Japan

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JAPAN

Inequality in Japan.