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Employees of Meta have acknowledged in internal messages that restrictions on Instagram have negatively impacted the campaign of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, while simultaneously promoting the profile of his opponent Flávio Bolsonaro. #brazil #LuizInácioLulaDaSilva #meta (translated)

The Croatian Employers' Association (HUP) proposes the abolition of income tax for minimum wage workers by increasing the basic personal deduction, thereby maintaining the purchasing power of employees and the competitiveness of companies. #minimalnaPlaća #porezNaDohodak #netoPlaće (translated)

Borut Rončević wrote that following the announcement of a comprehensive reform of education, he experienced increasing political and media pressure. He described the story about airline tickets as an attempt to discredit the responsible minister and a political showdown, but added that ministers are obliged to explain the use of public money. According to him, information about the travel habits of previous governments shows that the current outrage is not due to concern for public finances, but rather opposition to the reform. Rončević believed that unions and the educational establishment had too much influence on education policy in the past. He attributed a legitimate role to unions in representing employees, but said their influence should not include veto power over the substantive direction of the reform. He also claimed that the educational establishment had harmed the system in the last three decades by following a progressive ideology. Regarding the left and the Left, he wrote that they sought ideological hegemony primarily through the fields of education and culture. He emphasized that in preparing the reform, teachers, principals, parents, students, researchers, local communities, and the economy are involved, while unions should participate in discussions about salaries, working conditions, and employee rights. In his view, those politically responsible should decide on the direction of changes based on data and professional analyses. As ten starting points for the reform, he listed a greater emphasis on knowledge, high standards, the development of students' potentials, work ethic, patriotic and civic education, ideological neutrality, the authority of teachers, early literacy, digital and other knowledge for the future, and broader responsibility in shaping school policy. Rončević announced the relocation of the ministry to Novo mesto, a reduction in the number of employees, and strict limitations on remote work. He stated that the success of the reorganization should be measured by faster responses, timely resolution of issues, lower costs, clearer distribution of responsibilities, and user satisfaction. He wrote that the reform has the support of a broader public, parents, teachers, and the coalition, according to the data he presented. He expected even more pressure, including media publications, reports to the Commission for Prevention of Corruption, criminal charges, petitions, and interpellations, and announced that he would not abandon or soften the changes because of them. #reformaizobraževanja #javnofinanciranje #politika (translated)

The German car manufacturer BMW has temporarily halted its voluntary employee departure program due to unexpectedly high interest in severance packages, which for some long-serving employees amount to several hundred thousand euros. #BMW #odpravnine #avtomobilskaindustrija (translated)

A former employee of OpenAI has been accused of stealing trade secrets after moving to Apple and transferring files about an unpublished product to his personal account, which led to a legal dispute between the two companies. #umjetnainteligencija #tužba #KrađaPoslovnihTajni (translated)

A rebellion of journalists has erupted on the well-known Serbian portal Nova.rs after the new owner, Alpac Capital, installed an editor close to Vučić, Marko Stjepanović, and offered employees a deadline to leave with severance pay, which the journalists interpreted as a continuation of repression in the media. #medijskaSloboda #novinarstvo #Srbija (translated)

Borut Rončević stated that he led a delegation with the head of the cabinet Breda Mulec, the acting general director for science Andrej Vastl, and the ambassador to Japan Jurij Rifelj. According to him, its composition was comparable to that of other foreign delegations and in line with long-standing practice. He added that the government approves the delegation before each trip and that its members have the right to travel with the minister. He wrote that as a minister he represents the state and will not opt for populist moves, such as what he believes was Luka Mesec's two-day trip by train to Brussels and showcasing a sandwich. He believed the story could be highlighted by leftist media and their political allies in the opposition. Rončević also noted that in a few months he reduced the number of employees at the ministry by nearly 5 percent and eliminated over 10 million euros in unnecessary expenses. He emphasized that, according to him, they handle public money responsibly, and the trip was more expensive than desired due to scheduling and the availability of airline tickets. #vlada #slovenija #odgovornost (translated)

Public sector employees in Ireland have gone on strike due to the government's failure in negotiations for wage increases that should outpace inflation, which has led to a work stoppage across a large part of the sector and protests from around 300,000 employees. #štrajk #inflacija #javni_sektor (translated)