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Companies around the world are calling their employees back to the office: around 87% of employers expect their employees to choose the office as their workplace at least from time to time. Around 33% of those surveyed go even further: they have introduced compulsory attendance. 

The tristar hotel group has set itself the goal of combating the shortage of skilled labour. As part of its employee development programme, it is now investing in the expansion of its "starcademy".

In the run-up to the World Economic Forum (WEF), which is taking place this week in Davos, development organisation Oxfam has complained that poor people in particular are suffering from the wars and inflation of recent months and have recently become even poorer. By contrast, the five richest people in the world - all men - have more than doubled their wealth since 2020.

The ITB Berlin Convention 2024 explores the future of travel. Under the motto "Pioneer the Transition in Travel & Tourism. Together", topics such as artificial intelligence, chatbots and machine learning are on the agenda from 5 to 7 March. The congress program is now available online.

Corona has disrupted many travel plans in recent years. According to a new study, Germans could be travelling almost as much in 2024 as they did before the pandemic. If it weren't for worries about the travel budget.

Finally sleep well - and not just on vacation: people with sleep problems will find relaxed care from an in-house sleep specialist at the family-run organic hotel in Bad Kleinkirchheim.

The majority of travel companies are in favor of greater investment and more technological solutions in order to implement sustainability initiatives faster and better. A study analyses their willingness and concerns. 

45% see digitalisation as the main reason for the creation of new jobs. Digitalisation will be of crucial importance for industrial companies over the next three years. Almost half (45%) of companies expect digitalisation to create new jobs in the area of operational technology (OT).

Negotiators from the European Parliament and the EU member states agreed on a supply chain law two days ago. The aim is to hold large companies accountable if they profit from child or forced labour outside the EU, for example.

The new GreenSign Circular certification is the result of a collaboration between the initiator Stephan Bode and the partners GreenSign Institute, Rittweger + Team and Sentinel Haus Institut. This auditing process is for companies, products and properties that want to place the circular economy at the centre of their activities.