Few economies are said to be in recession, but many believe their economies are in recession a study Provided by opinion polling agency Ipsos.
On average, about half of the people in the 29 countries surveyed said their country was in recession – generally defined as two consecutive quarters of contraction in gross domestic product.
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On average, only a quarter of respondents said their country was not in recession.
Across 26 countries, more people thought their country was in recession than did not think their country was in recession, although only a handful of them, including Germany and Hungary, were experiencing recession.
South Koreans are most convinced their country is in recession: about 80% say so, but according to the latest figures, it’s actually already avoid one. Its economy returned to growth in the first three months of the year.
In the UK, 46% believe their country is in recession; UK GDP grew by 0.1% in the first quarter of this year.
In only three countries, the Netherlands, Australia and Singapore, more people said their economies were not in recession than those who said they were.
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According to data from the UK, more than 17% of new job advertisements in the UK in March promised remote or hybrid work, categorized as one or more remote working days per week Home Office Mapa research group monitoring remote work visits using data from job advertisements.
This is a sharp increase from the same month four years ago (before the Covid-19 pandemic), when it was less than 4%.
This trend can also be seen in other countries, such as Australia, the United States, Canada and New Zealand, where the number of remote work positions has increased significantly compared to pre-pandemic levels.
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Malta leads ILGA Rainbow Europe Index This year it achieved 89 percent of its 74 legal and policy criteria for the sixth year in a row.
Malta leads second-placed Belgium with 76 percent.
Compiled annually since 2009 by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Association (IGLA), the index tracks the political and legal rights and protections of LGBT+ people around the world. A score of 100% represents full equality and respect for LGBT+ human rights.
The UK continued to decline; it fell from an index leader from 2013 to 2015, falling to 17th place with a score of 53%.
Earlier this month, a UN expert expressed “deep concern” over the resurgence of harassment and hate crimes against LGBT people in the UK. The UK Home Office reported a 41% increase in homophobic hate crimes and a 56% increase in transphobic hate crimes last year.
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Union members earned an average of 3.5% more than non-union members in the UK last year, down 1.2 percentage points from the previous year, according to the latest figures from the UK Department of Business and Trade.
The wage premium has particularly fallen for unionized workers in the public sector compared with non-members. The contraction comes as the government becomes embroiled in a series of disputes with public sector workers over its pay agreements.
In contrast, wages for union members at private companies have grown faster than nonmembers.
The premium is partly due to different characteristics of union members and non-members, such as which industries tend to have stronger union representation. According to the DBT, union members are more likely to be older, more experienced and work in the public sector.
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