I LOVE ITALY

BIG CITIES

In Italy we can found important cities of world like as Rome, Florence, Pisa, Milan, Venice, etc.

Its capital is the beautiful Rome, with a great amount of history that reunite its streets with old roman monuments.

LENGUAJE AND ECONOMY

Its main language is italian, but like in Spain there are different modalities of italian according to the region where you are.

And the currency they use is the euro, as in much of Europe.

Its economy can be said that like other countries in the European Union is in crisis but that little by little is recovering and struggles to move forward.

EMPLOYMENT RATES

The rate of employment of young people between 15 and 25 years is over 16.9 percent, is a low rate but not bad in relation to the crisis they suffer as in Spain.

VISAS, WORK AND RESIDENCE PERMITS

To work in Italy it is not necessary to carry out any previous procedure. The community citizen can enter the country and look for work in the first three months of stay because in European Union there are free movement. If you dont find work, you can stay longer as long as you prove that you are looking for a job, but you must register in your usual residence for which it is necessary to have health coverage. 
It is important to note that in Italy the European Health Card is not accepted for this procedure.

PRICES

Looking at the economic side, traveling to Italy is easy. You can go by bus from 9 euros and fly there from 33 euros on low cost trips.

Living there can have different costs, you can find flats from 200 euros for rent.

WORK SITES

The places where more employment opportunities can be found are in the north of the country, so it is advisable to start there.

It`s possible to go to provincial employment centers or centers approved private employment and temporary employment agencies, which in Italy are called Agenzie di Lavoro Interinale.

My experience in a International Fair

During the month of January I pass a few days in Italy, specifically in Vicenza since it was The International Jewellery Show, Vicenzaoro.

These day we were visiting different suppliers and watching the novelty in jewelry to 2017.

This short trip I has served to give me has of the importance of the english, with Italian exhibitors, it was easy to understand but had another large number of exhibitors from China, Turkey or Thailand which only spoke english and at times with my level of English was difficult communicat whit them.

My purpose is next year get the B1 not is a hight level but is better than my actually english.

As anecdote in the form for enter to the fair appears the term CEO, this is a new term in the world of the companies and it caught my attention because never I see this term in "important" things.

Rosa Parks vs Apartheid

THE HISTORY OF ROSA PARKS

Watching the video about Martin Luther King delivering the mythic speech of “I have a dream” against american apartheid I came to mind the pioneer of the struggle against racial segregation, Rosa Parks.

In the fifties, in USA black people couldn’t share the same public places with white people: schools, restaurants...inclusive it was forbidden the entry in the restrooms. A huge discrimination in order to make feel inferior and marginalised to people of color.

THE BUS INCIDENT

Segregation reached to such an extent that on the buses black people and white people were separated by a line. White people in the front part and black people on the back. Black people had to get on the bus, pay,  get down and back up through the back door. But But one day, the tailor Rosa Parks ,very tired, took the bus to return home and she sat in the middle seats but where a white man got on the bus the driver told Rosa Parks and three black men that they all had to get up from their seats, thing that established the law, but she refused. the police arrived to arrest her for disturbing public law. She was damned to pay a penalty and she spent the night in the hole. All for not accept that four people stood so that one white person could sit.

THE LEGACY OF ROSA PARKS

How was something unusual, the case transcended publicly, arriving to a young baptist pastor, until then unknown,  Martin Luther King, who organized a wave of protest against apartheid. One year after  what happened on that bus in the city of Montgomery, Alabama, any type of racial discrimination in public places was abolished.

What Does the Human Resources Department Do?

The human resources staff handles many of the matters pertaining to the employees of a company, such as recruiting and benefits management, they also work with management to help develop long-term strategies for the growth and development of a company. RHR departments often act as a middleman between employees and management .

The RHR department often helps coordinate training and mentoring programs to further develop employee skills. Training programs may be developed in-house, depending on the resources within the company, or might be outsourced. 

RHR staff may play a role in employee performance reviews, handle employee complaints, help resolve disputes and monitor employee remediation programs. 

For companies with union employees, RHR often oversees union contracts and assists management with union negotiations. Many companies offer employee assistance programs that provide counseling and help for a variety of personal issues.

Human resource management is therefore focused on a number of major areas, including:

• Recruiting and staffing
• Compensation and benefits
• Training and learning
• Labor and employee relations
• Organization development

Today’s human resource management team is responsible for much more than traditional personnel or administrative tasks.

Instead, members of a human resource management team are more focused on adding value to the strategic utilization of employees and ensuring that employee programs are impacting the business in positive and measurable ways.

Minimum wage

What is the minimum wage?

The national minimum wage (NMW) sets the minimum salary amount that the worker be charged concerning the legal working day, without distinction as to sex or age of the workers, are fixed, casual or seasonal.

The value which takes the NMW is fixed each year by the Government, through the publication of a Royal Decree.

For the year 2017 the Ministry of employment and Social Security set the national minimum wage in the following values:

• Minimum daily wage: €23.59
• Minimum monthly wage: €707,60
• Annual minimum wage: €9.906,40 (14 instalments)

These values represent an increase of 8% over the last year 2016.

Evolution of the national minimum wage

NMW in Europe

In the following table you can see a comparison with the minimum wage from different countries of the European Union by 2015. Data have been extracted from the statistics community Office, better known as Eurostat. These data refer to the SMI based on a model of 12 annual payments, reason by which differs from the value shown previously in Spain which is based on a model of 14 instalments.

Country	NMW Month
Luxemburgo	1.922,96 €
Bélgica	1.501,82 €
Irlanda	1.461,85 €
Holanda	1.501,80 €
Francia	1.457,52 €
Gran Bretaña	1.378,87 €
España	756,70 €
Grecia	683,76 €
Portugal	589,17 €
Polonia	409,53 €
Rumanía	217,50 €
Bulgaria	184,07 €

WAGES

This evaluation we have studied the payrolls in human resources.

In this topic appears a lot of vocabulary that we have translated for HDI.

For exemple:

 compensation

 settlement

 regulatory base

 base salary

 extra hours

We have also learned to make payrolls of different real cases that we can do at work.

This theme is very useful because it is related to our daily work.

Social security

In this evaluation we have given social security in the HRM module (Human Resources Management).

Social security is a set of measures that society provides its members with the aim of avoiding economic and social imbalances that, if not resolved, would mean the reduction or loss of income due to contingencies such as illness, accidents, Maternity or unemployment, among others.

Principles on which social security is based:

Universality: It shall apply to all persons established by law.

Unity: All elements will be coordinated to achieve their objectives.

Solidarity: Situations of need will be covered by the total contributions to the system.

Equal treatment: Total absence of discrimination, both in rights and obligations.

THE ERE; TYPES AND CAUSES

The record of employment regulation (ERE) is a special working mechanism aimed at companies in crisis that allows them to reduce their staff.

In times of crisis, companies make template settings in different ways: laying off workers, suspending work for a period of time or also reducing the hours of working time.

For each of these cases there is regulated a specific type of ERE:

1. ERE extinction: means the definitive termination of the employment relationship between the company and the workers (DISMISSAL COLLECTIVE). It's the wors options for workers.
2. ERE suspension: Is to establish a new work schedule to the workforce or a part of it, indicating the days of suspension, in which no work activity. It's what is commonly known as "sen the worker home"
3. ERE reduction: In this case also a work schedule set but instead of suspension days the day time is reduced on certain days of the week.The worker remains at his post, but working fewer hours or fewer days.

The ERE of extinction is final, since company dismisses the employee. In the next two, suspension and reduction of workforce adjustment it is temporary, so really talking about a ERTE (Employment Regulation File temporary).

- CAUSES OF COLLECTIVE DISMISSAL

• There are economic reasons when the results of the company a negative economic situation, and current or expected losses, or persistent decrease in the level of income or sales are off.
• There are technical reasons when changes occur, among others, in the context of the means or instruments of production.
• The organizational causes refer to changes in systems and staff work methods or how to organize production.
• We will be to productive causes when changes occur, among others, the demand for products or services that the company intends to place on the market.

MY EXPERIENCE WITH HDI

MY EXPERIENCE WITH HDI

This evaluation has been entertaining, we have learned things about different European countries making an exhibition and presentation, we also learned Christmas vocabulary singing carols. I did an Elevator Speech (which I did not know existed).

I think this asignature is necessary because in present is very important to have a good level of English, opens many doors to work and always comes well in case you have to travel.

I can say that I have learned new things and I have been able to improve my English vocabulary. For all this and for the good atmosphere in class I am happy with this subject, evaluation and with the course in general.

Manuel Miguel Guillén Casaña.

Relations work with the colleagues

Relations work with the colleagues

According to the Gallup Organization, people who have a best friend at work are seven times more likely to be engaged in their jobs. And it doesn't have to be a best friend: Gallup found that people who simply had a good friend in the workplace are more likely to be satisfied.

There are several characteristics that make up good, healthy working relationships:

Trust – This is the foundation of every good relationship. When you trust Add to My Personal Learning Plan your team and colleagues, you form a powerful bond that helps you work and communicate more effectively. If you trust the people you work with, you can be open and honest in your thoughts and actions, and you don't have to waste time and energy "watching your back."

Mutual Respect – When you respect the people that you work with, you value their input and ideas, and they value yours. Working together, you can develop solutions based on your collective insight, wisdom and creativity.

Mindfulness – This means taking responsibility for your words and actions. Those who are mindful are careful and attend to what they say, and they don't let their own negative emotions impact the people around them.

 

Welcoming Diversity – People with good relationships not only accept diverse people and opinions, but they welcome them. For instance, when your friends and colleagues offer different opinions from yours, you take the time to consider what they have to say, and factor their insights into your decision-making.

Open Communication – We communicate all day, whether we're sending emails and IMs, or meeting face-to-face. The better and more effectively you communicate with those around you, the richer your relationships will be. All good relationships depend on open, honest communication.

 

Looking for a job in another country

This time the proposal consist to fine a job in another country, all classmaters we have sought a new city for work.

My choice is Paris...¿Why?

Because has one of the lowest unemployment rates in Europe. With experience in Human Resources, sales and finance will be able to access jobs with the highest salaries.

Economy: France has one of the strongest economies in the world that places it in the fifth position of the ranking of world powers. The situation of the French economy is really favorable compared to most countries in the Euro zone.

Employment Rates: Paris has one of the highest GDP in Europe More than 80% of Parisians have jobs related to services.The unemployment rate ranges from 9% to 11%. Women make up 44% of the country's total workforce.

The minimum wage in France has been set at € 1,466.6 per month, or € 17,599 per year