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    • Monday, 27 March, 2023
      Artificial intelligence
      Generative AI set to affect 300mn jobs across major economies

      Technology could boost global GDP by 7% but also risks creating ‘significant disruption’

    • Monday, 27 March, 2023
      German economy
      Workers’ strikes lead to German transport system chaos

      Misery for commuters and freight traffic severely disrupted as unions say people are ‘fed up’ with the cost of living crisis

    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
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      FT 1000: Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies

      The latest annual ranking shows the extent to which entrepreneurship continues to thrive, despite a backdrop of considerable political and social upheaval given rising interest rates and a slowing economy

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Global InsightValentina Romei
      Fix Europe’s ‘women problem’ to ease the jobs crisis

      European Commission puts the cost of gender gap at €370bn a year

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      Special ReportWomen in Business
      How Ukraine’s women became part of Poland’s workforce

      Employers have welcomed the influx, although jobs commensurate with qualifications are hard to come by

    • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
      Ford Motor Co
      Ford to axe 3,800 European jobs in electric-car overhaul

      US automaker announces cuts to product development teams in UK and Germany

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      Eurozone economy
      Strong economic data point to shallow eurozone recession

      Tight labour market and resilient industrial production figures for Germany set to lead to higher interest rates

    • Monday, 2 January, 2023
      German economy
      Germany’s hot labour market set to trigger more eurozone rate rises

      Post-reunification jobs record highlights threat of wage-price spiral in spite of economic downturn

    • Wednesday, 14 December, 2022
      French economy
      France struggles to keep older workers in the labour market

      Macron wants to raise retirement age but over-55s say they face barriers to employment

    • Friday, 9 December, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Britain’s new winter of discontent

      The government should treat public sector pay demands on a case-by-case basis

    • Thursday, 1 December, 2022
      Eurozone labour market defies gloom with biggest jobless fall for a year

      Figures show drop in unemployment numbers in October but economists predict labour demand will wane

    • Wednesday, 9 November, 2022
      Eurozone economy
      Eurozone wage growth accelerating, job ads show

      Median pay 7% higher than a year ago in Germany, according to online tracker

    • Thursday, 1 September, 2022
      Eurozone jobless rate hits record low of 6.6% in July

      New monthly drop is likely to fuel calls for decisive ECB rate rise next week

    • Thursday, 28 July, 2022
      Spanish economy
      Spanish unemployment rate falls to lowest level since 2008

      Economists welcome creation of more permanent jobs resulting from labour reforms

    • Tuesday, 7 June, 2022
      EU agrees deal to ensure fair minimum wages for workers

      Framework to set adequate salaries will assess prices of household items and promote collective bargaining

    • Monday, 23 May, 2022
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      Vive la différence between work and play

      France was the first country to give employees the right to digitally disconnect from work. Now the idea is being taken up across Europe

    • Monday, 9 May, 2022
      News in-depthEurozone economy
      Eurozone’s long-stagnating wages start to rise as cost of living soars

      After a decade of little to no pay growth, workers are finally starting to see higher settlements

    • Tuesday, 3 May, 2022
      Eurozone jobless rate hits new low as unions intensify push for higher pay

      Tight labour market and record-high inflation have triggered calls for big wage rises

    • Friday, 8 April, 2022
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      Amazon: union victory spells rise in costs Premium content

      Post-pandemic push by workers to organise may prove expensive but it could help minimise churn

    • Thursday, 31 March, 2022
      News in-depth
      Europe’s workers face bigger squeeze from real wage cuts

      Russia’s invasion of Ukraine undermines case for pay rises to help employees struggling with soaring inflation

    • Tuesday, 8 February, 2022
      The Spanish paradox: why jobs are booming as the economy lags

      Country was source of more than a third of all eurozone jobs created last year

    • Tuesday, 1 February, 2022
      Eurozone jobless rate hits record low of 7% as worker shortages spread

      Youth unemployment reaches all-time low of 14.9% as bloc continues recovery

    • Tuesday, 25 January, 2022
      News in-depth
      Cash bonuses for interviews a sign of the times in eurozone jobs boom

      Staff shortages force employers to get creative as unemployment drops to record lows and wages start to rise

    • Tuesday, 4 January, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Coronavirus has provided a wake-up call for workers

      The pandemic has shifted mindsets if not yet the actual balance of power

    • Thursday, 23 December, 2021
      Spain
      Spain reaches deal with employers and unions on labour reforms

      Madrid meets end-of-year deadline set by Brussels to receive next tranche of EU funds

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