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Economy in Germany: employees cope with workplace stress better than most

Post author By Itamar Medeiros
Post date September 19, 2022
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German employees seem to rarely feel stressed. European workers are among the happiest in the world, according to a survey (Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com)

A recent poll has revealed that German employees are coping with stress somewhat better than people from other industrialised nations.

Tags Denmark, Employment, Europe, Healthcare, mental health, Netherlands, Pandemic, Remote Work, Social Security, Survey Results, Sweden, Unhealthy Lifestyle, United States, Work, Work-life Balance, Workplace

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Living in Germany: Income of Professionals

Post author By Itamar Medeiros
Post date May 28, 2018
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The overall average income across all industries was €67,651 for XING respondents, as compared to the national German average of €36,420 a year […]

Tags Average Salary, Banking, Economic indicators, Education, Employment, Germany, Living in Germany, Marketing, Work

Inspiration

Watch Simon Sinek’s “If You Don’t Understand People, You Don’t Understand Business” talk

Post author By Itamar Medeiros
Post date March 28, 2014
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Watch Simon Sinek's "If You Don’t Understand People, You Don’t Understand Business" talk

In this wide-ranging talk, ethnographer and leadership expert Simon Sinek discusses the importance of trust, authenticity, and meaning. Sinek argues that as individuals and companies, everything that we say and do is a symbol of who we are. And it is only when we communicate our beliefs authentically that we can attract others to our cause, and form the bonds that will empower us to achieve truly great things […]

Tags 99u, Author, Education, Employment, ios, Leadership, Microsoft, New York, Simon Sinek, United States, Work

Consumer Behavior Trend Watching

Consumer Behavior in Brazil: Even with US Dollar appreciation, spending abroad hits record

Post author By Itamar Medeiros
Post date January 28, 2014
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Even with US Dollar appreaciation, spending abroad hits record

Even the 15% appreciation of the dollar against the Brazilian Real in 2013 (the highest in the last five years, making air tickets and hotels quoted in foreign currency more expensive) did not deter the spending by Brazilians abroad, which grew to a new record […]

Tags Bank, Brazil, Central Bank, Consumer Behavior, economist, Economy, Employment, income, inflation

Information Technology Trend Watching

Information Technology in Brazil: Government announces the 56 startups selected for Acceleration Program

Post author By Itamar Medeiros
Post date August 1, 2013
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The Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation MCTI announced recently a list of 56 startups selected for the first edition of the program to encourage companies to emerging technology, the Start-up Brazil […]

Tags Blog, Brazil, Employment, Entrepreneur, Facebook, Information Technology, Innovation, Market, Microsoft, Policy, Spain, Technology, United States

China Economics Trend Watching

Living in China: Foreign expert numbers on the rise in Shanghai

Post author By Itamar Medeiros
Post date February 8, 2012
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Some 81,000 foreign experts were working in Shanghai at the end of 2011 – a third more than in 2005, the local labor authority said recently […]

Tags Author, China, Education, Employment, Foreigner, hospitals, human resources, Insurance, Labor, Living In China, population, Shanghai, Shanghai Daily, Social Security, Social Security Bureau, Work

China Economics Trend Watching

Living in China: Limits to the inflow of Foreign Workers likely to be set

Post author By Itamar Medeiros
Post date January 16, 2012
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China’s top legislature began to deliberate a draft law on exit and entry administration, which aims to cope with the surging overseas visits by Chinese and the influx of foreigners […]

Tags China, Employment, Foreigner, Living In China, Ministry of Public Security, Politics, Report, Standing Committee of the National People, Work, Worker

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Living in China: Beijing more expensive than Paris

Post author By Itamar Medeiros
Post date July 26, 2011
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Beijing is the most expensive city on the Chinese mainland for expatriates, ranking the 20th highest in the world for costs of living, according to an annual report released by Mercer, a US-based consulting company […]