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Netzwerk “Erfolgsfaktor Familie” begrüsst 500. Mitglied

1. February 2007 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||

Das Netzwerk “Erfolgsfaktor Familie” wächst immer stärker. Nur vier Monate nach Gründung der Initiative wurde das 500. Mitglied begrüsst: der IT-Dienstleister Datev. “Immer mehr Unternehmen wollen ihren Mitarbeitern die Vereinbarkeit von Familie und Beruf erleichtern”, schreibt der Deut-sche Industrie- und Handelskammertag (DIHK) anlässlich der Aufnahme von Datev. Initiiert wurde das Netzwerk von Bundesfamilienministerin Ursula von […]

Tags: age, german, work life navigation

Vertrieb: Frauen stehen „knallharten Kollegen“ in nichts nach

1. February 2007 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||

Disziplin, Ausdauer, Charme sowie die Bereitschaft und Fähigkeit, sich auf andere Menschen einzu-stellen – diese Eigenschaften stellen wichtiges Handwerkszeug zum Erfolg dar für eine Tätigkeit im Direktvertrieb dar. Weil diese Attribute besonders häufig auf Frauen zutreffen, bemühen sich Personalvermittler ver-stärkt um die Verpflichtung von “Vertriebsfachfrauen”.

Tags: gender, german

Studie: Mütter sind im Job erfolgreicher als Kinderlose

1. February 2007 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||

Der Verzicht auf Kinder lohnt sich nicht – zu diesem Ergebnis ist ein Forscherteam der TU Darm-stadt gekommen. Das Ergebnis einer Befragung von 7500 Ingenieuren, Informatikern, Physikern und Chemikern: Technikerinnen und Naturwissenschaftlerinnen mit Nachwuchs sind beruflich im Schnitt erfolgreicher als ihre kinderlosen Kolleginnen. „Allerdings nur, wenn sie nach kurzer Baby-pause wieder voll einsteigen“, betont die […]

Tags: age, german, research

European Disabilty Forum starts campaign for EU equality directive

26. January 2007 || by News Desk || D&I in the Media, Newsletter ||

The European Disability Forum (EDF) celebrates its tenth birthday with an ambitious project: unter the slogan “1Million4Disability – Make disability discrimination history”, the association starts a campaign that aims at the adoption of a EU equality directive. The EDF counted more than 50 million disabled people in the EU and demands the right to equal […]

Tags: english, globality internationality, inclusion, mixed abilities

Gays in Poland presented plans for Nazi victim monument

26. January 2007 || by News Desk || HR, Newsletter ||

Gays in Poland revealed a plan to build a monument in the centre of the capital city of Warsaw that will be a permanent reminder of the “Pink Triangle” gays who were killed in Nazi concentration camps during the Second World War.

Tags: english, gender, lgbtqi*

Execution of Saddam Hussein created vivid mobile phone and DVD market in Iraq

26. January 2007 || by News Desk || D&I in the Media, Newsletter ||

The execution of former Iraqui leader Saddam Hussein has created a unique revenue for mobile phone dealers in Bagdad’s suburb of Sadr-City. The video footage of Saddam’s execution quickly became a money-making bestseller, local media reported. Mobile phone dealers offered the video for downloading, demanding just a few Iraqi denars (around 25 euro cents). Phone […]

Tags: english, holistic

McDonalds starts work/life balance website for their staff

26. January 2007 || by News Desk || D&I in the Media, Newsletter ||

International fast food chain McDonalds, being the target of criticism concerning the restaurant’s working conditions for years, has launched a career and lifestyle website for its 67,000 employees in the UK to support their future development.

Tags: english, globality internationality, work life navigation

Lithuania wants their service workers back

26. January 2007 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||

People in Lithuania complain of long waits for taxis, unrepaired flats and long lines at grocery stores – according to a recent workpermit.com-Report, service industry workers in Lithuania have become a rarity. Facing a low birth rate and a rapidly ageing population, the employee gap in the Lithuanian service sector is growing continuously. In order […]

Tags: age, english, ethnicity origin race

Scotland: Dramatic increase in economic migrants in the last years

26. January 2007 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||

According to a recent analysis, the number of migrant workers who have registered for work in Scotland has risen enormously in the last two years. 40,000 migrant workers have registered for National Insurance – that’s more than double the number of 15,000 workers counted two years before. Additionally,

Tags: english, ethnicity origin race

Formation of the new Austrian government: Valuable steps towards equality

26. January 2007 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Policy & Politics ||

The composition of the recently elected Austrian government shows the country’s efforts towards equal treatment of men and women. Eight of the twenty top positions in the Austrian government are filled by women – this means an average of 40 percent of ministresses and state secretaries. Additionally,

Tags: english, gender