short courses it calls boot camps to train people in computer related fields. of course and science for university graduate costs a little under $9000.00 euros. training as a web developer costs just under 8000. digitalisation combined with coronavirus being forced to deal with these things now . it's flexibility and the willingness to go new ways are more important than ever that holds for training courses to remote learning is the order of the day. we see people who want to change their lives some have been working in their profession for 15 or 20 years and want to change course. they spent 3 months with us doing intensive training so they can work in an entirely new field.

the need for many more digital professionals did not start with the pandemic but it has made it great. the problem we are addressing on a small scale with. the lack of qualified personnel there are 124000 i t vacancies in germany right now on average it takes 150 days to fill a vacancy so there clearly aren't enough qualified people. digital publishing is one industry in need of more people. are publishers magazines the print runs of its paper editions have been falling for years its online presence has been growing fast its online publications now account for a 3rd of its revenues. and we have to work on the future viability of a company all the time and that involves finding qualified stuff we have an arrangement with no. whereby we can contact its recent graduates at an early stage

so we can recruit good candidates for our digital business. germany's export driven manufacturing base is taking a battering because of the coronavirus crisis while digital developments are not to speak. german is lagging behind in the digital realm if we don't manage to involve include social groups and make them more digitally savvy we're going to. digital technologies play a key role in just about every sector of the economy nowadays there's no way around the need to optimize people's digital skill sets. by the way work from home in the office or on the factory floor many of us prefer to work less more free time on time for friends and family the environment where. working

a little less to so how about a 4 day week christina. the idea. monday tuesday wednesday thursday. friday. more time for yourself friends family being lazy. and by the way. means fewer. traffic officers can stay shut for an extra day. and therefore greenhouse gas emissions. what stopped me from. time.

or flying away for a short trip. except corona of course can remove reduce our c o 2 footprint with more free time on our heads. if you can see a positive correlation at least in europe and north america which when working days where emissions are higher and we can days and days off where emissions are lower. employees to have more time tend to use public transport or right bikes rather than cars they also eat less processed food and in general have a more sustainable lifestyle that's something companies can encourage. how can we create a systemic framework that will help us live more sustainably that might also include shorter working hours in order to reduce emissions from commuting and.

would also ensure that we have more time for behavior that we know is more sustainable but the great otherwise find difficult to integrate into our daily show jewels of the atmosphere is the answer. more free time doesn't necessarily a lower salary less working hours still less productive on the contrary several studies have shown that employees are more productive when they work fewer hours when microsoft tested a 4 day week in japan productivity rose by 40 percent. in fact research suggests that reducing working time can increase productivity for example because people are more rested which helps them perform better. according to the german federal institute for occupational safety and health a shorter working week needs work place have reduced stress and are less likely to take sick leave working fewer hours improves people's concentration and makes them more productive. before day what they're worth

a try don't you think. for the long distance truck drivers who are on the roads of europe a 4 day week is a complete no go they can be on the road for weeks at a time their working hours are broken up by rest periods that are set in stone however the e.u. now wants to change the working conditions of millions of truckers it's an idea that's meeting with particularly strong resistance from eastern european drivers romania for example isn't part of the shang and drivers after go through time consuming border controls from their marks under reports. stephon dam ian carries out a few final checks before setting out in his 40 ton truck technical defects are something he cannot afford because in his line of work in particular time is money . we have a 20 kilometer trip to contest to pick up goods for

a customer in france. stefan's trek across europe begins at home in romania his family have come along to help load up his own luggage and food for the journey for the next few weeks his truck will be his home. even after 6 years in the job the farewells don't get any easier. stephon has completed hundreds of trips in that time but this one is special. this will be his 1st tour since the introduction of stricter regulations for truck drivers in the e.u. he and his colleagues are now required to return home every 3 or 4 weeks plus they have to spend their rest breaks in hotels instead of car parks as has been the case until now the aim is to ensure fair competition while improving working conditions especially for those from eastern europe but he says the new rules while well intentioned go too far. only

a limit of 8 weeks would be ok by me. 6 to 8 weeks. because i know there are some people working full to 5 months nonstop that would be too much for. it has anything to do with truck driving. the new regulations are a cause for concern in the capital book arist with around 60000 drivers serving destinations across the e.u. the road haulage sector is a big contributor to the romanian economy the truckers union says many shipping companies could go bust. of course of up to 15 percent who organize these. drivers and also hire new drivers to field the gap when these drivers would not be traveling to remain and back their trucks in

western europe and these costs they have to be covered by the clients unfortunately of the clients we have. from other transport across europe with lower. costs means. transport operators to go out of the market. after 7 hours on the road stephon is approaching the border to hungary. the tailbacks for trucks are a problem that might well get worse under the new regulations showing in zone within the e.u. has no internal border controls but romania is not a member and drivers from here have to wait if not days to cross in either direction. to stay competitive some romanian shipping firms have set up branches in western europe and their number is likely to rise 200000 people will disappear in the next 2 years because this is the number of people that are connected.

to other countries in western europe who operate from their transport bases for industry but these persons will bring to. families there and that will increase the number of people that will. remain your stuff and can't really say what the future holds tonight at least he won't be making it across the border into hungary but the idea of being able to be on the road for a maximum of 4 weeks at a time leaves him feeling very uneasy each. other might spoil it shorter hours obviously the money i earn will be much less it's not hard so i'm really thinking about whether all the effort still makes sense and if you know my own home no money no family i struggle to see the point of this anymore. stephens employer has already reacted by packing up and moving some of its

operations to spain which could mean him having to do the same but for now it's lights out because his journey will continue at daybreak. and now it's time for us to hit the road tear next week will be back with another edition of mate until then .

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