The United States has increased import tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum from 25 to 50 percent. The country also continues to tax metal imports from the United Kingdom. However, a lower rate of 25 percent applies to these. U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer previously agreed that the Americans would […]
Airlines from Suriname and Tanzania will no longer be allowed to fly in the European Union starting Tuesday. According to the European Commission, they do not meet international safety standards. “Serious safety problems have been identified during assessments by aviation safety experts,” the Commission writes. International safety standards are not being followed. For example, there
Employees are increasingly reporting sick more often and longer. Work pressure and unwanted manners are important reasons. The costs that employers pay for this have risen from 5.1 billion to 8.3 billion euros in a few years. In 2023, 51 percent of employees failed, while that was still 45 percent in 2015, writes research organization
The Australian regulator TGA is suing Philips Australia for safety issues with sleep apnea devices. These problems came to light four years ago. Philips already reached a settlement after an American lawsuit regarding the sleep apnea devices. Philips imported devices between June 2019 and October 2022 that do not meet Australian safety requirements, according to
The UWV (Employee Insurance Agency) has again made errors in calculating benefits. This time, it went wrong with sickness benefits. The benefit agency is investigating approximately three thousand files in which additional income may have been incorrectly accounted for. Recipients must report their additional income to the UWV. Previously, errors had already occurred with WIA
The Netherlands will have few new jobs in the coming years due to aging and moderate economic growth, according to benefits agency UWV. It expects an increase of 130,000 jobs between 2024 and 2027, a growth of just 1.1 percent. Job growth will be much lower than in recent years. Between 2021 and 2024, 750,000
The daily life in May became on average 3.3 percent more expensive than in the same month a year ago. According to statistics agency CBS, inflation is cooling down slightly, but is still well above the average in the Eurozone. In April, inflation was 4.1 percent. Last month, prices fell by an average of 0.5
Entertainment concern Walt Disney is laying off hundreds of employees. The layoffs started on Monday and affect employees in marketing, publicity, casting, and development, the company reports. In Hollywood, cost-saving measures have been implemented for years, with production and employment in a downward spiral. Disney and other companies in the industry are adapting their business
Candy manufacturer Haribo also calls on customers in Belgium and Luxembourg to not eat and send cannabis in the Netherlands in the Netherlands last week. Several people became unwell last week after they ate the Haribo candy. The case came to light when a family from Twente called in the police after a woman and
Thirteen waste disposal sites will be closed from Monday due to dissatisfaction with the plastic tax. The government threatens to pass the bill for plastic production to the waste processors, which, according to the FNV trade union, could mean the end of the sector. Garbage trucks can still empty the bins, but can no longer