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During a two-day summit in Montreal, Canada and the EU forged an alliance for the future to work more closely together in areas such as trade, defense, and critical raw materials, with the aim of protecting themselves against economic pressure from superpowers like the US and China. #CanadaEU #handel #samenwerking (translated)

The trade union unrest continues at Hema regarding working on holidays, with the unions CNE and ACV Puls expressing concerns about the legality and protection of workers, while Hema states that work on holidays is only done on a voluntary basis and in consultation with the union. #Hema #DroitsDesTravailleurs #TravailFérié (translated)

In a recent podcast, it is discussed that Booking.com employees are required to come to the office two days a week, which has been approved by the court, while the debate continues about the productivity of remote work versus working on-site. #thuiswerken #kantoor #productiviteit (translated)

The author wrote that Canadian soldiers came to Flemish fields over a hundred years ago to defend freedom and stated that Europe and Canada needed each other again. The author also reported that European and Canadian leaders would meet tomorrow in Montreal and that both parties had been cooperating for years. https://t.co/37L9pEyvGE #Canada #Europa #Vriendschap #CA #EU (translated)

The article advocates for an intervention by the government to tackle the growing inequality in the Netherlands, as evidenced by the recent Quote 500, and calls for reforms of the tax system to distribute the burdens more fairly between workers and owners of large fortunes. #Gelijkheid #Ongelijkheid #Belastingplan (translated)

In the opinion of Maes van Lanschot, there is a call for 17-year-olds to be required to fill out a survey about working for Defense, to encourage young people to commit to the safety of the Netherlands, especially given the need for more soldiers due to increasing threats. #Defensie #Jongeren #Veiligheid (translated)

Traffic controllers are sounding the alarm about safety on highways because they are required by the Rijkswaterstaat to work with unsafe and slow software, which leads to dangerous delays in alerting emergency services during accidents. #Rijkswaterstaat #Verkeersveiligheid #ICTproblemen (translated)

Cor Gaarenstroom, 67, has gone back to work after his retirement because he didn't like just playing guitar, and he is not the only one, as the number of retirees who continue to work is growing rapidly, partly out of financial necessity and partly out of a desire for social contacts and meaning. #Gepensioneerden #Ouderenwerk #Arbeidspotentieel (translated)

In the Rotterdam neighborhood of Delfshaven, community connectors from the Verbindingskamer are working to improve social cohesion by connecting with residents and helping them overcome prejudices about their neighborhood. #Buurtverbinders #SocialeCohesie #Bestaansonzekerheid (translated)