Germany will create shelters for one million people in the coming years. Citizens can seek protection there in, for example, war situations. German policy is in stark contrast to the situation in the Netherlands. In our country, the approach is that citizens are self-reliant. Building new bomb shelters is very expensive. That is why Germany, […]
Goldband is among the artists boycotting the Zwarte Cross festival in protest against the new owner KKR, which has ties to Israel. Can the protests change the owner’s mind? Previously, Youp van ‘t Hek, Claw Boys Claw, and Hang Youth had already decided to stay away from Zwarte Cross. They are unhappy with investment company
The average wage increase agreed upon in new collective labor agreements (CAOs) last month was 4.2 percent. This is higher than the previous month. This is due, among other things, to a substantial wage increase for pharmacy employees. This is according to figures from employers’ association AWVN. They keep track of the wage agreements made
The new president of De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) is known. It is Olaf Sleijpen, who will succeed Klaas Knot as the top executive at the financial supervisor on July 1. DNB announced this on Friday, after Minister of Finance Eelco Heinen decided to nominate Sleijpen. He succeeds the departing Knot, who has been president since
EU countries sold significantly less to the United States in April than in March. This is probably due to the import tariffs that American President Donald Trump introduced at the beginning of April. Figures from the European statistics office Eurostat show that companies in the European Union exported 47.6 billion euros worth of goods to
The Enterprise Chamber intervenes at FNV after months of unrest within the trade union. It appoints two temporary members in the Supervisory Board. They receive decisive control within that council and must, among other things, organize and advise new board elections on improvements. The Enterprise Chamber is part of the Court of Appeal in Amsterdam
The NS invites the unions to the collective labor agreement table to continue negotiations. The company is willing to increase wages retroactively from March of this year by 3.25 percent. Next March, the 17,500 employees would receive another 2.75 percent. NS staff are striking for the third time in a week on Friday due to
Oil prices rose more than 9 percent on Friday following Israeli attacks on Iran. This is the largest increase in more than five months. Analysts are very concerned about oil production as tensions in the Middle East continue to rise. According to the Israeli army, the attacks targeted “military and nuclear targets” because Iran’s nuclear
The absenteeism rate was slightly higher in recent months than in the same period last year. Most reports concerned flu and colds. More employees reported sick, especially in healthcare. In the catering industry, among others, absenteeism rates were lower. From January to March, the average absenteeism rate was 5.8 percent, statistics office CBS reported on
Het treinpersoneel van NS legt vrijdag het werk neer in de regio’s Noord- en Zuid-Nederland. De staking heeft mogelijk ook impact op andere delen van het land. Kijk in dit overzicht of je trein rijdt of niet. NS-werknemers staken in onder meer Leeuwarden, Groningen, Zwolle, Lelystad, Eindhoven, Den Bosch, Heerlen, Maastricht, Breda, Roosendaal, Vlissingen, Sittard