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Temporary and part-time jobs on the rise in Europe
August 13th, 2018
Temporary work or temporary employment (also called odd jobs) refers to an employment situation where the working arrangement is limited to a certain period of time based on the needs of the employing organization. According to report issued by ...
Nestlé lost a 16-year legal fight to dominate the chocolate bar market
July 30th, 2018
KitKat’s makers have suffered a major setback in its 16-year quest to dominate the market for four-fingered chocolate bars. Nestlé applied to trademark the distinctive trapezoid shape of KitKats in 2002, and initially succeeded. Nestlé has been fighting to ...
How many people work for the government in your country?
July 25th, 2018
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, has recently issued a report showing the percentage of people in European countries working in the government sector. According the report, government employment accounted for 16 % of employment in the ...
17 EU countries warned for failing to implement cybersecurity law
July 24th, 2018
The European Commission has sent warnings to 17 EU countries for failing to implement cybersecurity law, after missing a May 9 deadline. The European Commission has issued warnings to seventeen European Union countries because the countries involved missed a ...
Visualizing the world’s largest importers in 2017
July 16th, 2018
For most world leaders and corporate executives, the swing of the global pendulum to more protectionist policies has been an unpleasant surprise. That’s because the consensus view from both economists and economic historians has been that measures like the ...
Business investment rate up to 23.1% in the euro area
July 5th, 2018
In the first quarter of 2018, the business investment rate was 23.1% in the euro area, compared with 22.9% in the previous quarter. The business profit share in the euro area was 40.6% in the first quarter of 2018, ...
International fight against tax fraud steps up a gear
July 5th, 2018
The UK, Canada, the Netherlands, the United States and Australia have launched an international tax and anti-money laundering team. The Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5) body will build on existing international cooperation by sharing intelligence and expertise, ...
European Commission finds Luxembourg gave illegal tax benefits
June 28th, 2018
The European Commission has found that Luxembourg allowed two Engie group companies to avoid paying taxes on almost all their profits for about a decade. This is illegal under EU State aid rules because it gives Engie an undue ...
Working from home in the EU
June 22nd, 2018
The percentage of employed persons aged 15 to 64 in the European Union (EU) who usually work from home stood at 5.0% in 2017. This figure was highest in the Netherlands (13.7%), followed by Luxembourg (12.7%) and Finland (12.3%), ...
Employment is up in Europe; Check how the employment rate changed in your country
June 15th, 2018
The number of persons employed increased by 0.4% in both the euro area (EA19) and the EU28 in the first quarter of 2018 compared with the previous quarter, according to national accounts estimates published by Eurostat, the statistical office ...
