In the US, the trade union system is collapsing: the corporate level organization has led to the collapse of enrolments and strong inequalities among workers. But now proposals are starting to be circulated to move towards a European system on an intercompany level based on collective agreements
Welfare
55,3% of Italian workers are satisfied with their jobs, but there are big differences between North and South. Data from the Osservatorio Statistico dei consulenti del lavoro (Statistical Observatory of labor consultants)
It is fundamental to give voice to the community as a place of empowerment, explains the economist Raghuram Rajan in this interview. Already head of the Bank of India, Rajan was among the few to have foreseen the 2008 crisis. Maybe we should listen to him
This technique, theorized by biologist Jon Kabat-Zinn, is being used in companies to increase concentration, improve performance and create positive working conditions for employees. Here are some main exercises
In Valle d’Aosta, Umbria, Emilia and Tuscany the available places cover 33% of children from newborns to three-year-olds. What does this mean? Over 60% of women have a job. In the south the situation is reversed. The research data of the Openpolis Foundation
In 2016, it was only a quarter of SMEs. Today it’s almost half. The Welfare Index Report on SMEs 2019 promoted by Generali Italia sheds some light on corporate welfare.
A model that allows 50 thousand people a year to achieve stable employment in companies. A channel that guarantees one young person out of five access to a permanent contract. A tool that lawmakers too often leave on the backburner
Welfare in the company. Practical guide for companies, consultants, trade unionists, operators is the new operational handbook by Adapt, which aims to provide directions for the creation of well-reasoned and non-improvised welfare plans
The last two Budget Laws have redefined the professional figure and scope of the professional social worker. A crucial profile to win the battle for social inclusion.
By 2020, 42million Social Robots will enter our homes, helping us also with assisting the elderly and disabled. But can we trust a machine? Here’s why robotics are now the most needed science.
In 2017, Finland began a two-year pilot project in which 2,000 unemployed people received 560 euros a month, without any obligations. The experiment is due to finish in December 2018, when the government will decide whether to stop the project or roll it out to the rest of the country.
Italy has hit record levels when it comes to women in employment, yet they are still the lowest in Europe. There is a lack of services, especially nurseries. And there is a need for a system that divides childcare responsibilities equally between the parents
Our country should stop selling cars with diesel or petrol engines by 2035 and switch to electric cars. New skills, new professional profiles and more research will be needed
“Psychology and the Good Life”, taught by Laurie Santos at Yale, has become the most popular course in the history of the prestigious American university. Yet there is no shortage of examples in Italy as well
Software developers, engineers and computer scientists will be leading the first phase of creating a virtual reality for avatars. But eventually a detailed world will have to be created, and this will only be possible with architects, designers, mathematicians and many other professional profiles.