Post Archive by Month: May,2022

Cybersecurity skills shortage leads to increased risk of data breaches

In this exclusive guest article, Ekaterina Khrustaleva, COO of application security company ImmuniWeb, looks at the risk of data breaches posed by a cybersecurity skills shortage. The ever-evolving threat landscape creates new cyber risks for organizations and private businesses that can present a great challenge even for the most professional security teams. An effective cyber security program and skilled cyber

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No end in sight for the ‘Great Resignation’ as inflation pushes workers to seek better-paid jobs

Workers are still thinking about quitting their job en masse in Europe and the United States, as inflation and a cost of living crisis are fuelling the post-pandemic phenomenon dubbed the “Great Resignation”. Over four million American workers have quit their jobs since the post-pandemic recovery started in 2021, a phenomenon that was mirrored on a smaller scale in countries in

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Cancer nurses needs an ambitious European Care Strategy

With the COVID-19 pandemic, many cancer patients saw their treatment postponed, not to mention the delays in screening and resulting lack of opportunities to be treated promptly. At the same time, the mental health of frontline workers has been severely affected, notably with unprecedented levels of stress and anxiety. 30% of nurses left the profession in the EU in 2021,

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Estonian hiring and relocation platform Werk raises USD1.3 million

Estonian startup Werk, a platform that enables companies to hire skilled and vetted migrant construction workers, handling everything from recruitment, verification and relocation, has raised a USD1.3 million pre-seed round led by Change Ventures, one of the leading early-stage funds in the Baltics. The company says it brings transparency to the “often exploitative world of cross-border blue collar contracting; supporting

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Global hotel room prices are skyrocketing, but the 5-star vacation crowd remains unfazed despite lackluster service due to worker shortages

When the Covid pandemic first hit in early 2020, more than 142 countries instituted complete or partial border closures, with 91% of the world’s population restricted from travel in March 2020, according to thePew Research Center. But now, as travel hasresumed faster than expectedfollowing anaccelerated vaccination roll-out in high-income countries, hotels worldwide can’t keep up with the pent-up demand amidst

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Holiday woes: Hospitality sector faces tourism boom while desperately short-staffed

Two years into the pandemic, Germans are more eager to travel than ever. Hotels and restaurants are happy about the Easter travel boom, but lack skilled workers to meet the demand. Most COVID-19 restrictions were lifted in Germany just in time for the Easter vacations. This has presumably inspired even more people to go on holiday and finally enjoy restaurants and hotels without

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Portuguese workers’ union demands minimum wage increase

The General Secretary of the Communist-backed CGTP trade union confederation on Sunday demanded measures to control prices and increase the minimum wage to €800 per month in July. “We do not accept that the employers and the government use the mumbo-jumbo that wage increases cause spiralling inflation,” Isabel Camarinhatoldthousands of people gathered after participating in the CGTP’s 1 May parade

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