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    • Monday, 25 September, 2023
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      Gig economy: blurred lines need to be recognised in new labour laws Premium content

      Italy has shown it is possible to give workers a measure of protection without destroying the platform model

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    • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
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      Uber warns of threat to drivers under EU gig work plan

      Brussels starts negotiations on final text of legislation to improve conditions for workers

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    • Tuesday, 19 September, 2023
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      Italy turns to Kyrgyz shepherds to revive Sardinian farming

      Farming body seeks recruits from 6,000 miles away in fight to help rural economy

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    • Tuesday, 1 August, 2023
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      Eurozone unemployment rate hits record low

      Economists warn falling job vacancies in Germany and France signal potential weakening of bloc’s labour market

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    • Sunday, 9 July, 2023
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      Is the eurozone’s jobs market as strong as rate-setters think?

      ECB hawks view decline in productivity as sign further tightening needed but some economists warn rate rises could kill jobs

    • Sunday, 2 July, 2023
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      Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

    • Thursday, 22 June, 2023
      Inside BusinessJavier Espinoza
      EU battle over gig economy worker rights to intensify

      Rules expected to be introduced next year will clarify how far protections such as sick pay and minimum wages will apply

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    • Monday, 12 June, 2023
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      EU deal paves way for gig economy workers to receive greater protection

      Member states agree to rules that could give employment benefits to Uber drivers and food delivery riders

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    • Tuesday, 4 April, 2023
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      How Spain has taken on the problem of precarious work

      A country famous for temporary jobs is experimenting with new types of contract to boost permanent employment

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    • Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
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      French air traffic controllers strike in support of protests against Macron’s pension reforms

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

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

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    • Monday, 27 March, 2023
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      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

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    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
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      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

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    • 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

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

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

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

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    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
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      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

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    • 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

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    • 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

      Protesters in Toulouse oppose an earlier attempt by Emmanuel Macron’s government to overhaul pensions
    • 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

      Members of the Communication Workers Union hold a rally today in Parliament Square, London
    • 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

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    • 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

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    • 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

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    • 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

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