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A group of Basque investors have bought Uvesco for 700 million euros
The distribution group consists of BM Supermarkets and Super Amara, with a total of 7 000 employees in Uvesco, mostly in the Basque Country.
Petronor's change of wardrobe has been overturned by a court in Bilbao
The company has announced that it will appeal the court's decision.
The growth of the Basque economy will be 2.1% next year, according to Confebask
Confebask forecasts growth of 2.1% of GDP in the Basque Autonomous Community by 2026, although the current "risks" could lead to a range of between 1.7% and 2.6%. Confebask expects less investment and employment dynamism by 2026.
More than 85% of young talents from the Basque Country and Navarre who work abroad want to return
According to one study, 30,000 young Basques and 12,000 Navarros between the ages of 25 and 40 work outside the territory of origin, and most demand active policies to facilitate their return. Diaspora is a young man with highly qualified profiles such as engineering, business management and the STEM branch, whose stay is long, since 60% have been out of place for more than six years.
The Ministry of Labour has reached an agreement with CCOO and UGT to extend death leave
The agreement would extend leave for the death of a relative from two to 10 working days. The Ministry of Labour will negotiate with parliamentary groups to ensure the adoption of the rule.
Unemployment fell 1.04% in the ACV and rose 0.87% in Navarre between November
The number of persons affiliated with Social Security has increased in both communities (0.43 per cent in the ACV and 0.12 per cent in Navarre), with 18,805 fewer unemployed in the State (-0.77 per cent).
CC. OO. denounces that Correos will "make working conditions precarious" by introducing distribution skateboards in Álava
According to the union, this implantation would entail a "serious risk of accidents."
Prevention of risks for domestic workers: how to comply with the rule?
From Friday 14 November, persons who have hired a domestic worker must complete a mandatory report for the assessment of occupational risks, which are all key to the proper conduct of the procedure.
A worker has been seriously injured after being hit by a bulldozer
The ELA union has reported that a VCL worker suffered a "serious" work-related accident at the Port of Bilbao last Tuesday, according to which he was trapped between a shovel and a car.
Language profiles in Basque may be accredited by making public job offers in Basque or using them at work
The Basque Government has established two other systems of accreditation and evaluation of the level of the Basque Country, as set out in the Decree on the Standardization of the Use of the Basque Country in the Basque Public Sector.
The High Court of Justice of the Basque Country has welcomed the annulment of a OPE of the Government of Gipuzkoa for requesting the Basque language
Thus, the Court confirms the judgement previously handed down by Administrative Court No. 1 of Donostia-San Sebastián, which emphasizes that the requirement of the Basque language in all jobs violates "the fundamental right of access to a public position on equal terms for almost half of the inhabitants of that province", adding that "when in relations with the administration only 20% to 25% of the population is in Basque".
A OPE of the Provincial Council of Bizkaia has been cancelled for claiming the Basque language in most places
A judge cancels the call by declaring disproportionate the linguistic profile of the Basque language required in 18 out of 20 of the posts of Superior Technician in Social Integration, when the majority of users of the service are in Spanish.
This will be the new Statute of the Fellowship: compensation of expenses, limitation of practices and more control of companies
In October the unemployment rate in the ACV rose by 0.60% and in Navarre by 2.04% compared to September
Compared to the data of October 2024, however, unemployment in the Basque Country fell by 888 persons (0.82 per cent) and in Navarre by 1,129 persons (3.75 per cent), while from September to October membership increased by 1.32 per cent in the Basque Country and 0.89 per cent in Navarre.
The Department of Economy, Employment and Employment presents a 3.3% increase in the 2026 budget
The judge cancels Petronor's trial and gives him a week to vote on the pre-agreement
The pre-agreement includes, among other things, "15 minutes of compensation." If that meeting has not been held before Monday, without the pre-agreement being voted on, the judge will finally decide.
The Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa will adapt the next OPEs, postponing the accreditation of the Basque language in one third of the jobs
The Member of the European Parliament has announced the launch of 13 OPEs offering 113 places, but following the latest court rulings there will be changes in the Basque profile, since 34% of the posts will be delayed and a period of accreditation will be granted.
Torres believes that the proposal for an interprofessional minimum wage requires "social and political consensus"
The Minister of Economy, Labour and Employment of the Basque Government, Mikel Torres, has called for "prudence and consensus in dealing with any structural change." The Popular Legislative Initiative, which promoted the Basque Country's own inter-professional minimum wage, will not be dealt with in the Basque Parliament after the Basque Government has opposed it.
Permission for the death of a relative may be granted within four weeks of the death of the relative
A ruling grants additional birth and care leave to single-parent families of the Provincial Council of Bizkaia
A ruling confirms that "the four additional weeks are a conventional, fully applicable improvement that cannot be eliminated or reduced in accordance with subsequent legislative changes".