Working time

The number of people working from home dropped in Slovenia this year to about a fifth of the level seen in 2021, but the figures are still 20 times higher than in pre-Covid 2019. Legislative changes are in the pipeline to reduce red tape around remote work, yet challenges remain.

A new normality is taking shape in Greek businesses with the hybrid work model, as an overwhelming 90% of workers - especially young people - point to teleworking as a key factor in shaping their decision to choose a job and employers cautiously understand that this is an important factor in attracting talent.

Greece is included in the top five European countries where it takes the longest time to track down debtors.

Buses and trolleys in Athens will take part in the mobilisations marking Labor Day on Monday with work stoppages at the start and end of the day's shifts.

According to their unions' announcements, buses and trolleys will not be running from the start of the shift until 9 a.m. and from 9 p.m. until the end of the shift.

People working from home became younger, more diverse, better educated and more likely to move during the worst part of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The office market expects major shifts in the coming years, due to the emergence of hybrid work and the increased need to create flexible workspaces.

The reduced presence of ever more workers in the workplace is a trend that has intensified since the pandemic and is expected to diversify the way office buildings are used, increasing the need for greater flexibility.

Türkiye's unemployment rate remained unchanged from October to stand at 10.2 percent in November 2022, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) said on Dec. 12

The number of unemployed increased by 23,000 on a monthly basis to 3.58 million people as of October, according to the official data.

The 2023 winter sales began across Greece on Monday and will run through February 28.

Shops are meanwhile allowed to open on January 15, the first Sunday of the sales, from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m.

Two in three businesses in Türkiye allow their employees to work remotely, according to a survey announced by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) yesterday.

Cultures of overwork also led to undesirable results in South Korea and Japan