The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has officially been adopted by the UN General Assembly. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities represents a historical moment for the European disability movement.
From 6 April, 2007 carers will join parents of children under six (or disabled children under 18) in acquiring the right to request to work flexibly. This means their employer has to take their request seriously and follow a laid down procedure and timescale. Flexible working can include
Greece announced that it would take part in a program that aims to tackle illegal immigration by offering jobs to migrants on short-term contracts and providing them with greater financial rewards if they return to their homelands.
Clerks and representatives of NGOs from Prague learn to work with immigrants more efficiently in a special course. The course is held within the project „Be In During Integration,“ which is covered from the European Social Fund and the state budget. Some 310,000 foreigners live legally in the Czech Republic, making up 2.5%t of inhabitants.
Flexible working is central to the way McDonald’s Restaurants does business. All hourly-paid employees choose their availability on a weekly basis, there’s a part-time scheme for restaurant managers and office staff can work compressed summer hours to get more from their weekends. Also,
A December Eurobarometer survey shows attitudes towards homosexuality vary widely across EU Member States. An average of 44% of EU citizens believe that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry. Acceptance levels range from 82% in The Netherlands to 12% in Latvia. Marriage – or a similar legal union – is currently possible in the […]
Only 32% of the Maltese believe that people of different ethnic origin enrich the national culture, the lowest percentage among the EU’s member states. According to a Eurobarometer study entitled “Discrimination in the EU”, the majority of citizens in all but four member states said that people of different ethnic origin enrich the national culture.
Mehr als 50 Vertreter von Migrantenorganisationen und eine Staatsministerin – ein solches Gespräch ist für Maria Böhmer, Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Migration, nicht alltäglich. Umso intensiver gestaltete sich nach Medienberichten der dreistündige Dialog zwischen Böhmer und den Migran-ten-Vertretern.
Wer Kaffee trinkt, will entspannen und genießen. So mancher Betrachter dürfte beim Betrachten der neuen Werbung des Kaffeemaschinen-Herstellers „senseo“ jedoch einen Kulturschock erleiden und müsste zur Ablenkung einige Tassen Kaffee zu sich nehmen. Olivia Jones, die schrille Dragqueen aus Hamburg, lenkt mit langen Beinen und üppiger Oberweite die Blicke auf sich.
Der „Kuschelfaktor“ wurde bei der Ermittlung des „Top Arbeitgebers 2007“ zwar vermerkt, ging jedoch nicht in die Bewertung ein. Die „Bosch Rexroth AG“ erreichte nicht nur in dieser Kategorie Spitzenwerte, sondern auch in den anderen Disziplinen wie „Entwicklung“, „Jobsicherheit“, „Work-Life-Balance“ und „Vergütung“. Dafür wurde das Unternehmen jetzt vom Magazin „Karriere“ zum besten Arbeitgeber Deutschlands ernannt.
