Als Stolperstein wird sie verschrien, mehr Bürokratie drohe und zu weniger Neueinstellungen werde sie führen: Die deutsche Umsetzung der EU-Antidiskriminierungsrichtlinien liegt vielen deutschen Unternehmen schwer im Magen. Der Blick in andere europäische Länder zeigt jedoch, dass die Umsetzung der Richtlinien praktizierbar ist und der Wirtschaft Vorteile bringen kann.
Immer wieder hat „DIE ZEIT“ die Themen Work-Life und Diversity zum Gegenstand ausführli-cher Berichterstattung genutzt. Überschriften wie „Diversity Management: Auf den Unterschied kommt es an“ fanden die LeserInnen der deutschen Wochenzeitung immer wieder bei ihrer Lektüre. Besonders zu erwähnen ist das jüngste Dossier der Hamburger Eliteredakteure über den Islam in Deutschland (DIE ZEIT vom 21. […]
A British Airways employee who was banned from openly wearing a small Christian cross fought for her job at a meeting with airline management.Nadia Eweida, 55, a check-in worker, spoke of her dismay after managers insisted she remove or cover up her small cross. When Ms Eweida refused she was sent home on unpaid leave.
In the mid 20th century, people apparently believed that the many innovations, not least in technology, meant that nothing could replace the innovative powers of the young. Today, Europe is facing both the demographic and cultural challenges of an aging population and older workforce.
Two new bilateral agreements have been concluded by trade union centres to promote the migrant workers‘ rights in the Middle East and Africa. They reflect the international trade union movement’s resolve to fight for the protection and promotion of migrant workers‘ rights across the globe.
HP has been developing and implementing strategies to be a leader in the advancement of women in the technology business. The programmes seem to be successful, as approximately a third of their global executives are women and they are looking to increase their numbers at all levels of the organisation.
Neulich beim Einkauf, zehn Leute in der Schlange, mein Blick wandert über das Förderband. An der Kasse lese ich auf einem Schild: „Um Missverständnisse mit der Kassiererin zu vermeiden, legen Sie bitte alle Waren auf das Förderband“. Mein Blick wandert über die Kasse hinweg. Dort sitzt Thorsten, 28 Jahre alt, ausgebildeter Einzelhandelskaufmann. Mann? Stand da […]
Three million people a year migrate from developing countries to industrialized nations, a population research group announced 21 August in its annual findings. Almost half of these migrants – 1.4 million people – move to Europe, though the continent is still facing unprecedented population losses from low birth rates. Italy is the world’s second
Berlin is to make entry easier for high-salary foreigners offered jobs in Germany, a government spokeswoman said in Berlin on August 4, after the existing high-skills plan flopped. Germany offers fast-track work visas to anyone winning a job with annual pay of at least 84,000 euros or offering to employ 10 people.
The United Nations says that women migrants who travel to Britain and other developed countries are put at risk of exploitation and abuse because governments “overlook and ignore” them.
