Investments and Business

The unemployment rate in Colombia stood, for the fourth month of 2023, at 10.7 percent, as just reported by the National Administrative Department of Statistics (Dane). Said rate is located at 3 percentage points less compared to the record of April 2022 when it reached 11.02 percent.(Also read: Pension contributions will not be able to finance government plans: presentation of the reform) According to the official statistical entity, the occupancy rate was 57.7 percent in the fourth month of the year and the entity's board of directors, Piedad Urdinola, assured that these values ​​are similar to those seen in Colombia…

The circular economy is a consumption and production model that seeks to reuse and recycle existing materials or products as many times as possible in order to extend their life cycle and minimize environmental impact.In recent years, this system has been developed in countries such as France, Italy, the Netherlands, among others, which has drawn international attention as an objective in the race for sustainable transition. Despite being a goal, the implementation of the model is not so simple and specific in the Colombian industry, there are still some challengesaccording to the director of the Center for Sustainable Development for…

The premium is a social benefit to which workers are entitled with an indefinite, permanent contract and, in general, those who meet the conditions of dependent employee. Among the beneficiaries are people who work in domestic service, family service drivers and day workers.(Also read: How to calculate the mid-year premium for domestic employees?). Law 1788 of 2016 establishes the employer's obligation to pay its employees the service premium, which corresponds to 30 days of salary per year. The payment is divided into two: one in the middle of the year, specifically in the month of June, and another no later…

AirlineRatings is a website that ranks products and the safety of the 385 airlines that it monitors in the world. To make the list of the safest in 2023, several aspects were taken into account, such as: accidents that have occurred in the last five years, serious incidents, age of the airline, pilot training, among others.(Keep reading: Avianca opens job call for pilots and other operational positions). The airline that ranks first is air new zealand, according to Airline Ratings, has the fleet that meets the most requirements in the evaluation. "The airline is always innovating and doesn't settle for…