Stefan Stern

Stefan Stern is an accomplished writer who has contributed to the BBC, Management Today magazine, and the Financial Times, where he served as the management columnist from 2006 to 2010. He is currently a Visiting Professor in Management Practice at Bayes Business School, City, University of London. Previously, Stern held the positions of Director at the High Pay Centre and Director of Strategy at Edelman.

Stefan Stern

Ending Britain’s “Brief Encounter” with Brexit

Stefan Stern 19th May 2025

A romantic Brexit reset? UK and EU edge closer to ending their brief but painful post-referendum encounter.

Why Good Business Leaders Tune Out the Trump Noise and Stay Focused

Stefan Stern 10th February 2025

Amid political chaos, smart executives keep their eyes on real growth—green tech, innovation, and long-term resilience.

Who will guard The Guardian?

Stefan Stern 11th December 2024

A strike at The Guardian exposes a deeper crisis of solidarity and purpose within the liberal left.

The High-Stakes Gamble of Doing Nothing: Why Business Must Act Now

Stefan Stern 20th November 2024

In a world teetering on the edge of chaos, disengagement is a dangerous delusion. Here’s why smart leaders know that stepping up.

S&D Position Paper on Cohesion Policy post-2027: a resilient future for European territorial equity”,

Cohesion Policy aims to promote harmonious development and reduce economic, social and territorial disparities between the regions of the Union, and the backwardness of the least favoured regions with a particular focus on rural areas, areas affected by industrial transition and regions suffering from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps, such as outermost regions, regions with very low population density, islands, cross-border and mountain regions.

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How are minimum wage levels changing in Europe?

In a new Eurofound Talks podcast episode, host Mary McCaughey speaks with Eurofound expert Carlos Vacas Soriano about recent changes to minimum wages in Europe and their implications.

Listeners can delve into the intricacies of Europe's minimum wage dynamics and the driving factors behind these shifts. The conversation also highlights the broader effects of minimum wage changes on income inequality and gender equality.

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The Spring issue of The Progressive Post is out!

Since President Trump’s inauguration, the US – hitherto the cornerstone of Western security – is destabilising the world order it helped to build. The US security umbrella is apparently closing on Europe, Ukraine finds itself less and less protected, and the traditional defender of free trade is now shutting the door to foreign goods, sending stock markets on a rollercoaster. How will the European Union respond to this dramatic landscape change? .

Among this issue’s highlights, we discuss European defence strategies, assess how the US president's recent announcements will impact international trade and explore the risks  and opportunities that algorithms pose for workers.

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WSI Minimum Wage Report 2025

The trend towards significant nominal minimum wage increases is continuing this year. In view of falling inflation rates, this translates into a sizeable increase in purchasing power for minimum wage earners in most European countries. The background to this is the implementation of the European Minimum Wage Directive, which has led to a reorientation of minimum wage policy in many countries and is thus boosting the dynamics of minimum wages. Most EU countries are now following the reference values for adequate minimum wages enshrined in the directive, which are 60% of the median wage or 50 % of the average wage. However, for Germany, a structural increase is still necessary to make progress towards an adequate minimum wage.

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Ending Britain’s “Brief Encounter” with Brexit

Why Good Business Leaders Tune Out the Trump Noise and Stay Focused

Who will guard The Guardian?

The High-Stakes Gamble of Doing Nothing: Why Business Must Act Now

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