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debatt
| Dec 2016

The Nordic DNA

Dec 15, 2016 More than 90 percent of Nordic women prefer to work outside of the home, according to the ILO survey which was presented at the Global Gender Dialogue conference during the labour ministers’ meeting in Helsinki. Luckily. Nordic women’s participation in the labour market is unique. Is there then anything we could learn from women in completely different parts of the world?
tema
| Dec 2016

Three main strands for Norway's Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers

Dec 15, 2016 “This is exciting,” state secretary Christl Kvam told the Nordic Labour Journal as she debuted at the Nordic ministers’ meeting as a representative for the upcoming Norwegian Presidency.
Roskilde municipality thinks new to get refugees faster into jobs tema
| Dec 2016

Roskilde municipality thinks new to get refugees faster into jobs

Dec 15, 2016 Getting newly arrived refugees quickly into work is a high priority with Roskilde municipality. Experience shows that early and employment-focused activation helps all parties.
tema
| Dec 2016

Denmark and refugees: Traineeships and wage subsidised jobs work best

Dec 15, 2016 Denmark has redoubled its efforts to get newly arrived refugees quickly into working for companies. Earlier they had to learn Danish first.
Nordic countries are trailblazers, but few women reach top positions tema
| Dec 2016

Nordic countries are trailblazers, but few women reach top positions

Dec 15, 2016 Women in the Nordic countries participate in the labour market to a greater degree than in any other country. But some glass ceilings remain unbroken, concluded the conference “Global Dialogue on Gender in the World of Work” which was held in Helsinki in late November.
tema
| Dec 2016

Nordic men blind to women’s working life challenges

Dec 15, 2016 The Nordic countries stand out with higher levels of well-being than anywhere else in the world, explained by the fact that women are expected to be active in the labour market and make an important contribution to household income. Yet men do not understand that women are facing a harder time in the labour market than themselves.
Mandatory continuing and further education – possible in the Nordic region? tema
| Dec 2016

Mandatory continuing and further education – possible in the Nordic region?

Dec 15, 2016 “The process is underway,” comments the former Danish government minister and EU Commissioner Poul Nielsson. In November 2014 he was asked to review the Nordic cooperation on labour market issues. At the labour ministers’ meeting in Helsinki he presented his proposals for reforms and got reactions from the ministers.
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