Most sought-after job candidates has changed
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Most sought-after job candidates has changed

Experienced sales, accounting, RES and sustainability professionals, as well as IT experts, will be able to pick and choose job offers this year, although not all IT specialists will head the list of sought-after candidates. “While in previous years, when asked which specializations would rule the labor market, headhunters unanimously pointed to software developers, the…

Only 45% of employers ensure equal pay across genders
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Only 45% of employers ensure equal pay across genders

The issue of women’s underpayment is one of the most frequently raised aspects in the context of gender inequality. According to Eurostat, the average wage gap in Poland is 4.5%. In the private sector, it is 12.9%, while in the public sector it is only 2.3%. The financial sector is also one of the industries…

ORLEN’s Strategic Transaction in Norway
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ORLEN’s Strategic Transaction in Norway

In November 2023 PGNiG Upstream Norway from ORLEN Group took-over the extraction company KUFPEC Norway AS, subsidiary of Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company k.s.c.c., thanks to which ORLEN’s gas extraction in the Norwegian Continental Shelf will increase by 1/3 to exceed 4 billion cubic meters per year. The transaction includes shares in 5 fields already…

Poland bucks global investment downturn trend
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Poland bucks global investment downturn trend

After a sharp decline in 2020 and a strong recovery in 2021, global direct investment in 2022 fell by 12% to $1.3 trillion.  According to reports from international organizations (including UNCTAD), the decline was caused by global factors, related to the war in Ukraine, high energy and food commodity prices, rising interest rates and uncertainty…

New technologies that solve civilizational challenges
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New technologies that solve civilizational challenges

Demography, health, education and ecology. New technologies are increasingly important for solving our most pressing problems. The positive impact of technology on business has been talked about for a long time now and investment is following suit, such as cloud or artificial intelligence, which are increasing rapidly. Increasingly, new technologies are also finding their way…

From small acorns, mighty oaks grow
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From small acorns, mighty oaks grow

MIM Fertility – a Polish pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence – has announced the closing of a seed round of $2 million.  The investment was led by Warsaw-based venture capital investors Tangent Line and Peleton. MIM Fertility – a Polish pioneer in the field of Artificial Intelligence.  MIM Fertility proposes breakthrough solutions in…

Polish company chosen to support BBC
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Polish company chosen to support BBC

A subsidiary of IT company Spyrosoft has won a BBC tender for a three-year collaboration to expand the broadcaster’s IT engineering team. The value of the contract is expected to exceed £20 million. Spyrosoft said in a stock exchange release that its subsidiary had been selected in a two-part tender on 23 November. A standstill…

Best Practices: Philip Morris ahead of the regulations
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Best Practices: Philip Morris ahead of the regulations

It’s been a while since we’ve discussed ESG issues. Most of the attention has been focused on environmental policies, while I believe the “S,” which stands for the social impact, may be even more important as we move forward. In particular, the impact of employers on employees. And there are several reasons for that. If…