Temporary contracts, a means for employing young people
Young people have up to thirteen times greater chances of getting a temporary job within three months (6.1%) than an indefinite term job (0.4%). This …
From sporting elites to business elites
Business schools help young professional athletes to make the leap to the business world Competitive mind-set, discipline, mental strength, teamwork… Skills that elite sportspersons acquire …
Young people are starting to go ‘back to the country’
Farming has as many problems as any another productive sector, with one added issue: the working population is ageing. A snapshot of the last decade …
Industry promoted ‘Return home’ operation
The ‘Youth Industry’ programme, promoted by UGT-Euskadi and co-funded by the 2014 Youth Programme of the Directorate General of Immigration of the Ministry of Employment, …
Peter Hartz, the ‘creator’ of minijobs, is now intent on putting an end to unemployment in Southern Europe
He is a controversial figure, equally admired and criticised. However, it cannot be said that he is not trying to find solutions to unemployment. Peter …
Young people with limited skills will remain outside the labour market until 2025
About 60% of job opportunities will be for workers with university or higher vocational education, while the options for workers with lower educational skills will …
Why youths reject politics
Le Monde has recently published the results of an opinion poll about the perception of political life among French youth. The survey was ordered by …
Degrowth. Work less for all to work
Among my varied Summer reading I found in my hands this interview with Serge Latouche, economist and Professor Emeritus of the University of Paris, that …
Novia Salcedo will be represented at the ECOSOC
The foundation will hold a “special consultative status” at the UN, which entails obligations and privileges The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), in line …
Spanish youth: civil servants or entrepreneurs?
Although increasingly more young people have decided to embark on business projects in recent years, the truth is that most continue to opt for safe …