Food producer Unilever is using misleading sustainability claims on a large scale, according to the Consumers’ Association. More than half of the products of brands such as Calvé and Knorr are said to have inaccurate claims. Misleading sustainability claims are made on 247 of the 450 Unilever products examined. Container terms such as ‘sustainable’ are […]
The Dutch navigation company TomTom is cutting three hundred jobs, including in the sales department and in support functions. The reorganization concerns almost a tenth of the total number of jobs. The reorganization is taking place because the company wants to embrace artificial intelligence, among other things, TomTom writes. The exact reason for the dismissals
Transavia is discontinuing peak-trough contracts for cabin crew. The airline is making the decision after a discussion arose about the controversial contract form. Staff can apply for unemployment benefits at certain times. Transavia wants to prevent “the appearance of abuse”. Transavia is making the decision to discontinue the contracts after consultation with the unions, a
Outgoing minister Mona Keijzer (public housing) wants to relax rules to make housing faster and cheaper. Almost everyone agrees, but her first proposals already lead to protest. Are lower ceilings and steeper stairs not at the expense of living quality? “We want to reduce regulatory pressure, provide more clarity and see where it can be
Dozens of parents who have fled for the Dutch government live in Curaçao. See were victims of the surcharge scandal. There is no safety net on Curaçao like in the Netherlands. “But a government that trusts us.” Erica Wever himself fled in 2008 for the Tax Authorities from the Netherlands. The then councilor was wrongly
PepsiCo Nederland recalls several variants of Bugles and Wokkels from Lay’s. A non-food-safe mineral oil ended up in the bags during the production of the chips, the producer reports. Eating the chips with non-food-safe mineral oil poses long-term health risks. “As a precaution, PepsiCo has decided to recall the products and asks consumers not to
A Tesla Model Y SUV drove without a driver from the factory near Austin, USA, to a customer on Friday, according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk on X. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time the car manufacturer has done this. The delivery was actually supposed to take place this Saturday.
The American president Donald Trump would “love” it if Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell voluntarily resigned. Trump believes the head of the American central bank is “a stupid person” and states that “he has done a bad job.” Trump said this on Friday after a question from a reporter in the White House. The president
In Germany, a relatively unknown climate summit took place this week, while it may be the most important place for global climate agreements. At a time when crises and wars overshadow the climate, countries tried to come closer together – here and there with success. Between the NATO summit and the war between Iran and
In Screen Time, Tech reporter Rutger Otto writes on the internet every week. This time it is about the advice of the government about screen use by young people (and parents). Smartphones have been indispensable in our lives for years. Facebook has been around for 21 years, Instagram 15 years and ticks about 8 years.