As usual, the new measures at the beginning of the month will have repercussions on your portfolio. Good news: some of them are related to the protection of the purchasing power of the French. On the menu for this month of February: an increase in the booklet A, an extension of the tariff shield, an increase in the ceiling of MaPrimeRénov'... But there is also less encouraging news, such as motorway tariffs which are inflating, or even a reduction in...
This is one of the strongest employment rates on the old continent. The unemployment rate in Switzerland fell to 2.2% in 2022, against 3% the previous year, returning to its lowest level in more than twenty years against a background of staff shortages, announced on Monday the Ministry of Economy.Recruitment difficulties for companies have steadily increased in 2022 and have extended to unqualified staff, the Swiss ministry said in a statement. It is necessary to go back to 2001 to...
The German labor market proved to be stable in 2022 despite economic uncertainties. It was an extremely difficult year with multiple burdens such as a pandemic, the Ukraine war, inflation and the energy crisis, said Andrea Nahles, Chairwoman of the Federal Employment Agency. These also left their mark, but in view of the many challenges, these were moderate. "We have also seen here how the economy and the labor market are increasingly decoupling," said Nahles.In December the number of unemployed...
The German labor market proved to be stable in 2022 despite economic uncertainties. It was an extremely difficult year with multiple burdens such as a pandemic, the Ukraine war, inflation and the energy crisis, said Andrea Nahles, Chairwoman of the Federal Employment Agency. These also left their mark, but in view of the many challenges, these were moderate. "We have also seen here how the economy and the labor market are increasingly decoupling," said Nahles.In December the number of unemployed...
The energy crisis is hitting Cofigeo hard. The agri-food group (William Saurin, Garbit, Panzani, Raynal and Roquelaure, etc.) which interrupted production on Monday at its four main sites in the face of the explosion in energy prices, hopes that this stop "will not exceed a month" , according to a spokesperson."The goal is for production to resume as soon as possible," the spokesperson said. “We have no duration (…), we hope that it (the shutdown of the factories) will not...
The countdown to the farewell is on, only a few days remain until the citizen's income replaces Hartz IV at the turn of the year. The legislative decision at the end of November came just in time, so that the higher standard rate - 502 instead of the previous 449 euros for single people - can actually be paid out on January 1st. "We are glad that this is happening on time," says Anette Farrenkopf, managing director of the Munich...
It's a surprise under the tree that the unemployed would have done well. On December 23, two days before Christmas, the government sent its draft decree on unemployment insurance to the social partners, with a new deal. In addition to a 25% reduction in the duration of benefits when unemployment is below 9% from February 2023, already planned, a 40% reduction in the duration is planned if unemployment drops below 6 %.The measure is much contested, in particular by the...
It was the crowning glory. Not just any, no, the Jacobs one. In his childhood, Jacobs was a brand that stood for quality, says Joachim L. The man wears a fleece sweater over a red T-shirt in his apartment in North Rhine-Westphalia. It's raining outside. L. dangles his glasses around his neck, sometimes pushing them up his nose to read. L. knows that he can't afford the "crowning glory" at the normal price, that's a thing that has long since...
Status: 12/14/2022 2:56 p.m For the first time since 2011, the unemployment insurance contribution rate will rise again in the coming year. The reserve of the Federal Employment Agency has been used up due to the high level of short-time work in the Corona pandemic. The federal government has approved the budget of the Federal Employment Agency (BA), which for the first time since 2011 provides for a higher contribution to unemployment insurance in the coming year. The contribution rate...
It was the crowning glory. Not just any, no, the Jacobs one. In his childhood, Jacobs was a brand that stood for quality, says Joachim L. The man wears a fleece sweater over a red T-shirt in his apartment in North Rhine-Westphalia. It's raining outside. L. dangles his glasses around his neck, sometimes pushing them up his nose to read. L. knows that he can't afford the "crowning glory" at the normal price, that's a thing that has long since...
