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  • Tanja Gruber is the interim Corporate Spokeswoman at Austrian Airlines

    Tanja Gruber is the interim Corporate Spokeswoman at Austrian Airlines

    Tanja Gruber (30), Head of Communications Distribution & Media Relations, will assume the role of Corporate Spokeswoman and Head of Corporate Communications on an interim basis with immediate effect in addition to her function.

    Peter N. Thier (47), the long-standing Head of Communications and Corporate Spokesman of Austrian Airlines, has decided to leave the group at the end of September.

    He will return to Erste Group in October after more than eight years in aviation, where he will take over as Head of Communications and Deputy Head of Brand Strategy & Communications.

    Until then he will hand over his topics to Tanja Gruber and Barbara Greul.

    CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech on the change: “The departure of Peter is very painful for us. Particularly in the recent crisis of this unprecedented pandemic, his level-headed and professional communication has made a significant contribution to the stabilization of Austrian Airlines. I wish Peter every success in his future role at Erste Group”.

  • Unemployment rate in Czechia reached 2.5% in May 2020

    Unemployment rate in Czechia reached 2.5% in May 2020

    The unemployment rate of the aged 15–64 years reached 2.5% in May 2020 and increased by 0.4 p.p., year-on-year, Czech Statistical Office shows.

    The male unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, attained 2.2%; the female unemployment rate reached 2.9%.

    The employment rate of the aged 15–64 years reached 74.4% in May 2020 and decreased by 0.5 percentage point (p.p.) compared to that in May 2019.

    The male employment rate was 81.4%; the female employment rate was 67.2%, both seasonally adjusted.

    The employment rate of persons aged 15–29 years, seasonally adjusted, was 45.7%, in the age group 30–49 years it attained 87.1%, and in the age group 50–64 years it got to 76.2%.

  • Ryanair and its Irish pilots agree on a 20% pay cut

    Ryanair and its Irish pilots agree on a 20% pay cut

    Ryanair and its Irish pilots agree on a 4-year agreement which includes a 20% pay reduction, restored over 4 years, along with productivity improvements on rosters, flexible working patterns and annual leave.

    This agreement gives Ryanair a framework to flex its operation during the Covid-19 crisis and a pathway to recovery when the business returns to normal in the years ahead.

    Earlier this week BALPA and Ryanair UK pilots accepted a similar deal to save jobs also with 20% pay cuts and productivity improvements.

    Ryanair has also signed agreements with the Fórsa union for our Irish based cabin crew and the UNITE union for our UK cabin crew on up to 10% pay reductions, fully restored over 4 years as well as productivity improvements to save jobs.

  • Euro zone area unemployment at 7.4%

    Euro zone area unemployment at 7.4%

    In May 2020 the euro area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 7.4%, up from 7.3% in April 2020.

    The EU unemployment rate was 6.7% in May 2020, up from 6.6% in April 2020.

    These figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

    Eurostat estimates that 14.366 million men and women in the EU, of whom 12.146 million in the euro area, were unemployed in May 2020.

    Compared with April 2020, the number of persons unemployed increased by 253 000 in the EU and by 159 000 in the euro area.

  • Italy: Number of unemployed people grew in May 2020 by 18.9%

    Italy: Number of unemployed people grew in May 2020 by 18.9%

    Istat shows that in May 2020, in comparison with the previous month, the decrease in employment continued – at a slower pace – and unemployment returned to grow, against a marked drop of inactivity.

    Unemployed people grew (+18.9%, +307 thousand) more among women (+31.3%, +227 thousand) than men (+8.8%, +80 thousand).

    The unemployment rate rose to 7.8% (+1.2 percentage points) and the youth rate increased to 23.5% (+2.0 p.p.).

    The decline of employment (-0.4%, -84 thousand) concerned more women ( 0.7%, 65 thousand) than men (-0.1%, -19 thousand), and brought the employment rate to 57.6% (-0.2 p.p.).

    In May the decline of inactive people aged 15-64 (-1.6%, -229 thousand) was registered for both men ( 1.3%, -71 thousand) and women (-1.7%, -158 thousand), leading the inactivity rate to 37.3% (-0.6 percentage points).

  • How the Austrian labour market performed during the corona crisis

    How the Austrian labour market performed during the corona crisis

    According to Statistics Austria, 434.000 cases of dependent employment ended in March, April and May 2020, and in 358.000 cases new employment was taken up.

    The number of persons in employment according to the international definition was 4.132.700 for May 2020, still 135.800 below May 2019, but already 50.300 higher than in April 2020.

    Actual working hours also grew significantly in May, averaging 28.9 hours, 3.3 hours more than in April 2020.

    However, it was still 3.3 hours per week less than in the same month last year.

    Out of 238.000 persons, who had terminated their employment in the period 15 to 31 March 2020, 43% had found employment again by the end of May 2020 – in six out of ten cases with the same employer with whom they were previously employed.

    Nonetheless, unemployment remained high in May at 264.600 unemployed persons (according to the international definition).

    The scale of the decline in employment is more visible in the “labour reserve”, which grew from 128.800 persons in February 2020 to 213.800 in May 2020.

  • How your salary compares to Digital Marketers across the world

    How your salary compares to Digital Marketers across the world

    Over the past years we have noticed significant leaps in technology which have changed our lives in many ways, including the way with work.

    Digital skills are needed more than ever and will continue to grow in popularity as technology continues to evolve, making it a great industry to join.

    With that in mind, the marketing experts at Reboot Digital Marketing Agency sought to find out more about the benefits of being a Digital Marketeer across the globe.

    By searching through job listings from different countries, Reboot Digital Marketing Agency was able to identify the average salary a Digital Marketing Manager can earn.

    How much does a Digital Marketeer earn in your country?

    The best country to be a Digital Marketing Manager has been revealed to be Japan, where the professional can earn €63,964 on average. Next on the list is China, the country offering a whopping €62,329 to their digital specialist. USA is third on the list with €61,151.

    In United Kingdom the average Digital Marketing Manager is earning €35,920, almost half as much as they would earn in Japan.

    The European country that values Digital Marketing skills the most is Denmark, where you can earn around €60,616.

    How much more can experience earn you?

    Experience pays a great role in how much a person earns, so Reboot Digital Marketing Agency had a look at the salaries a Digital Marketing Manager can expect depending on how many years they’ve worked under that role.

    How much can another digital field earn you?

    If you are interested in joining the digital world but Digital Marketing is not up your alley, there are many other jobs to explore. Reboot Digital Marketing Agency found out how much you would be able to earn for each one of them once you make it to the managerial level.

  • Barclays to hire two hundred new employees in the Czech Republic

    Barclays to hire two hundred new employees in the Czech Republic

    Barclays plans to employ approximately two hundred people, particularly specialists in the areas of software development, project management and risk and business analysis.

    Barclays had 550 employees in the Czech Republic at the beginning of 2020.

    The initial staff increase occurred this year following the expiration of the company’s contract with the service provider EPAM, whose 250 employees transferred directly to Barclays upon mutual agreement.

    Barclays operations in Czechia include a major technology centre, which currently employs more than eight hundred developers in the centre of Prague.

  • Unemployment rate at 4.1% in Hungary

    Unemployment rate at 4.1% in Hungary

    KSH shows that in the period of March–May 2020, the average number of unemployed people was 190 thousand, and the unemployment rate was 4.1%.

    Men and women were characterized by almost the same level of unemployment, and the value of the indicator increased to a similar extent for both sexes.

    In May 2020, the number of unemployed increased by about 28 thousand people compared to the previous month. The average number of unemployed people was 215 thousand, and the unemployment rate was 4.7%

    Compared to the previous month, the number of unemployed increased by 28 thousand and compared to May 2019 by 55 thousand.

    The unemployment rate rose by 0.6 percentage point in one month and by 1.2 percentage points in one year.

    The number of inactive people decreased significantly, by 59 thousand, as most of those who had previously become unemployed began to actively look for work after the restrictions on personal relationships were lifted.

    Of these, 31 thousand have started work, increasing employment levels.

    However, a further 28 thousand, despite actively looking for work and being able to start work within 2 weeks, could not find a job, increasing the number of unemployed.

  • Average gross salaries in Serbia at 81.486 RSD in April 2020

    Average gross salaries in Serbia at 81.486 RSD in April 2020

    Average gross salaries and wages calculated for April 2020 amounted to 81.486 RSD, while average net salaries and wages amounted to 58.932 RSD.

    Increase of gross salaries and wages in the period January – April 2020, relative to the same period last year amounted to 9.8% in nominal terms, i.e. 8.2% in real terms.

    Simultaneously, net salaries and wages increased by 9.6% in nominal terms and by 8.0% in real terms.

    Compared with the same month last year, average gross salaries and wages for April 2020 increased by 8.0% in nominal terms and by 7.4% in real terms, while average net salaries and wages increased by 7.8% in nominal terms and by 7.2% in real terms.

    Median net salaries and wages for April 2020 amounted to 44.129 RSD, meaning that 50% of employees realised wages and salaries up to the mentioned amount. 

  • Just 12% of companies felt that the pandemic will trigger a rethink on mobility

    Just 12% of companies felt that the pandemic will trigger a rethink on mobility

    Just 12% felt that the pandemic will trigger a fundamental rethink on mobility.

    20% believed that the number of international moves will decrease in the future as a result of this crisis, according to PwC Global Mobility Pulse survey ran of more than 350 companies in 37 countries globally.

    So, 44% of respondents said they’ll return to business as usual as soon as possible with the same number of moves.

    Although many relocations have been postponed, 58% of surveyed companies said they were allowing employees to start new roles from their home country.

    Two-thirds of companies who had employees on secondment or transfer at the outset of the pandemic had offered them the option of returning home.

    In this context, 40% of companies told the pandemic has had a moderate or significant impact on the ability of mobile employees to continue with business as usual.

    More than half (53%) of the companies surveyed said that mobile employees worked from home in the lockdown and 33% said that their presence was needed to the work site.

    PwC ran the pulse survey of more than 350 companies in 37 countries, from North America, Middle East, Latin America, UK, Central/Eastern Europe, Asia Pacific,  Western Europe and Africa, to assess the impact of COVID-19 on global mobility.

  • Job vacancies in Greece recorded a decrease of 23.5% in Q1 2020

    Job vacancies in Greece recorded a decrease of 23.5% in Q1 2020

    The number of job vacancies in the 1st quarter 2020 recorded a decrease of 23.5% in comparison with the 1st quarter 2019 (9.617 and 12.570 correspondingly).

    The corresponding number of job vacancies in the 1st quarter 2019 had recorded a decrease of 12.4% in comparison with the 1st quarter 2018.

    Data gathered by The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) is avaible for the whole economy excluding Primary Sector and Activities of Households, referring to the 1st quarter 2020.