Spanish trade union UGT proposes a ‘Law of algorithmic justice in labor relations’ and include this matter in collective bargaining.

A few weeks ago, the research and studies section of the Spanish union UGT published a document under the title Algorithmic Decisions in Labor Relations in which they propose two lines of action in front of the generalization of the use of algorithms in the field of people management in companies.

On the one hand, the promulgation of a ‘Law of algorithmic justice in labor relations’ at both Spanish and European level that regulates the use of this type of…

The aging of the population is a phenomenon that brings with it significant challenges for public finances, personal savings, and business productivity, but it can also lead to rising wages and a reduction in inequality.

A few days ago, José Ignacio Conde-Ruiz and Clara I. González published in Estudios Sobre la Economía Española (Fedea) a document under the title The Aging Process in Spain. In this report, they analyze the aging of the Spanish population and the implications this phenomenon can have until 2050, the year when, according to the most relevant demographic projections, Spain’s population will be one of the oldest countries in Europe and, therefore, also in the world. Specifically, projections anticipate that, by that year, our country will have become the fourth country in the European Union with the highest dependency ratio…

Work-life balance is a topic that occupies a prominent place on the social agenda of governments, and it is also a priority for many companies.

Spain’s government defines work-life balance as “a strategy that facilitates achieving effective equality between women and men through a new organization of the social and economic system where women and men can make the different facets of their lives compatible: employment, family, leisure, and personal time”.

In recent years we have seen significant progress in that direction. Today more workers enjoy flexible entry and exit times, leaves of absence for personal matters, reduced working hours…

Until the coronavirus pandemic broke out, many health experts believed that mental illness would become the epidemic of the 21st century. In 2001 the World Health Organization had created its World Program of Action on Mental Health to face this challenge. Mental disorders compromised the health of millions of people and the economic and social development of countries. It was necessary to establish a clear and coherent strategy to correct the gap between the needs and the real possibilities of action countries had.

However, during the first two decades of the century, the number of people affected by mental disorders…

According to the 2020 Future of Jobs Report recently released by the World Economic Forum, the skills shortages suffered by many companies will increase as the skills demanded by employers are expected to continue to change over the next five years. Specifically, the report estimates that one out of every two workers worldwide will have to go through a more or less intense reskilling process to remain employable.

In other words, the challenge workers, companies, and governments face in this area is getting bigger. And this makes it increasingly necessary and urgent for every one of the actors involved to…

Why do we have to continue living in the places where we work when we can work from the places we love?

It is one of the questions posed by Repeople, a group of restless professionals led by Nacho Rodríguez. They aspire to transform the socio-economic context through the promotion of the values of distributed work. With this objective in mind, they have been designing and building an ecosystem in the Canary Islands from which to learn and generate a global impact.

Each year this group of remote working champions hosts a conference on this topic, formerly known as Nomad City, that this year renamed as the Repeople Conference. This conference is “the largest remote work event in Europe.” More than 500…

The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) wins the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize

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Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. I can’t believe it!

It is what David Beasley, executive director of the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), said when he received the news that the Norwegian Nobel Committee had awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize to the institution he leads.

In its resolution, dated October 9, the Committee explains that its decision to award this year’s Prize to the WFP is in recognition of its efforts “to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas, and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use…

Edgar Schein, author of the book Organization Culture & Leadership and a reference in the field of organizational culture, defines it as “a pattern of shared basic assumptions that the group learned as it solved its problems of external adaptation and internal integration, that has worked well enough to be considered valid and, therefore, to be taught to new members as the correct way to perceive, think, and feel in relation to those problems.”

The organizational culture is, therefore, a “pattern” that guides the actions, decisions, and behaviors of the members of the organization, helps the company to differentiate itself…