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Kindness exploited Four-day working week
Betty Henderson
RESIDENTS in Albox are warning others about a father and son who allegedly swindled hundreds of euros from local businesses and individuals, taking advantage of the community's kindness.
The pair arrived in the town claiming to be divorcees in need of a fresh start and established relationships with sympathetic locals who offered assistance. However, it later emerged that the men borrowed money from kind hearted members of the community without any intention of paying it back.
Sums of money borrowed are said to range from approximately €200 to €800, while the pair also reportedly have outstanding bills with local bars. At least three denuncias (complaints) have been made to the police, one of which the Euro Weekly News has had sight of.
Investigations by local residents suggest that these individuals may have a history of similar fraudulent activities in other locations including Tenerife and Turre. Local resident, John Hillen explained “We are doing this to warn others and to put a stop to their activities if we can.”
While the allegations against the pair have yet to be proven, those affected are warning others to be cautious and have informed the appropriate authorities. The pair allegedly drove a Nissan Niro car with the registration plate PN70 NGZ.
STARTING on Monday, April 10, the city of Valencia began experimenting with the fourday working week. It coincides with three consecutive bank holiday Mondays after moving a holiday from January to this current month.
In a pilot project promoted by the city council, its objective is to test the impact of the application in the city of a fourday working week. It will analyse the subsequent consequences on productivity, leisure, mobility, the economy, and the health of the people involved in working 32 hours a week.
The scheme spans the four weeks of April 10, which includes Easter Monday, and April 17, which has the San Vicente Ferrer holiday. It also includes April 24, which becomes a holiday replacing January 22’s San Vicente Mártin celebration, and May 1, which is Labour Day in Spain.
Once the four weeks have ended, the city council’s Las Naves innovation centre will evaluate the results in order to have the conclusions of this test prepared by July 20.
Similar experiments have recently been conducted in other countries, including Lithuania, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Germany, Sweden, Iceland, Portugal and Japan.
Betty Henderson POLAND has pledged to send more fighter jets to Ukraine as the country’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, visited its westerly neighbour on Thursday, April 5.
During the visit, the Polish President, Andrzej Duda, promised to send his country’s remaining fleet of MiG29 jets to Ukraine should they be required, demonstrating Poland’s unwavering support for Ukraine against Russia’s invasion. Duda also said that Russia must be punished for war crimes committed in Ukraine. In response, Zelensky expressed his gratitude for the support, which has been critical in Ukraine’s fight against Russia since the beginning of the conflict last year.
