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USDA Pest Agency Reinfested With Bed Bugs as Workers Told to Return

The recurrence raises safety and staffing concerns that could hamper APHIS’s work on avian influenza and screwworm threats.

Four SNCF Unions Call National Rail Strike for June 10

Unsafe Firefighter Fitness Test Faces National Redesign After Review

France Plans April Measures to Rein In Rising Sick-Leave Costs

Researchers Call for Workplace Sleep Apnoea Screening Trials in High-Risk Jobs

AIReF Flags Structural Flaw in Spain’s Sick-Leave System, Urges Tighter Oversight

Mental Health of French Workers Improves but Stays Above Pre‑Covid Levels, Survey Finds

France Returns Sick-Leave Limits to Assembly Vote in 2026 Social Security Bill

NRW Minister Says 16-Year Sick-Leave Case Is an Isolated Misconduct

JAL Probed Over Watchlisted Captain Who Altered Alcohol-Test Timestamps and Delayed Flights

German Workers’ Sick Days Dip to 9.5 in H1 2025 but Remain Above Pre-Pandemic Levels

Majority of Large US Employers to Shift Health Costs to Workers in 2026

Phoron Exposure at Langenzenn DHL Center Sends 15 to Hospital

Suspected Package at Langenzenn DHL Center Injures at Least 15 Workers

Lidl France Workers Launch Indefinite Four-Day Weekly Strikes Over Conditions

FAA Acknowledges Fragile Air Traffic Control Systems After April Outages

Berlin Workers Report 21 Sick Days Annually, Driven by Mental and Musculoskeletal Illnesses

One in Four French Workers Reports Poor Mental Health, Ipsos Study Finds

Germany's Workplace Absences Hit Record High in 2024

AOK Report: Record High Sick Leave Among German Workers