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Month: April 2025

Europe’s labour market hits new highs at the end of 2024

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At the close of 2024, Europe's labour market reached levels unseen in decades. According to the latest OECD data, the employment rate within the European Union climbed to a record 70.9% in the fourth quarter—the highest since the organisation began tracking such data in 2005. Eight EU member states reported their highest-ever employment figures, underscoring the continent's robust labour market performance. The Netherlands led the EU pack with...

Europe’s Algorithmic Gatekeepers: Can AI Recruiters Comply with the Rules?

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The algorithm will see you now. Across the globe, artificial intelligence is reshaping how companies find talent. Systems promise to sift through thousands of applications in minutes, identify promising candidates, and even predict future job performance, all while potentially reducing human bias and costs. But in the European Union, this technological march faces a formidable regulatory bastion: the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)....