Work Environment — Nordic Labour Journal

Difficult conditions for trans people in the Nordic labour market

(Nov 25, 2024) Trans people are a particularly vulnerable group in working life and face higher unemployment levels, often insecure employment, lower pay and higher rates of sick leave than the majority population. This is according to the report ”Trans People’s Working Life Conditions in the Nordic Countries”, which was presented at a Nordic conference in October.

Menopause initiative saves millions in sick leave costs for Swedish municipality

(Nov 25, 2024) The traditional phase which sooner or later affects nearly half of the Nordic workforce has long been viewed as a women’s issue. New initiatives are about to change that.

Elisabeth Nørgaard: AFI Director hunting for impactful research

(Nov 17, 2024) “It is not always the freshest data that has the greatest impact in research,” says Elisabeth Nørgaard, Director at the Work Research Institute AFI at OsloMet.

The joys of WFH versus the pressure of always answering emails

(Nov 17, 2024) More than half of Norwegian employees have the opportunity to work from home, any time of day or night. But at what price? AFI researchers are looking at how the increased use of home offices impacts the work-life balance.

Norway doing construction in a more orderly way, but EU temping rules might stop it

(Sep 19, 2024) When Oslo’s new government quarter is constructed, it is done with workers who have regulated wages and working conditions. This is ensured, among other things, by the controversial hiring ban.

Tight Nordic-Baltic cooperation against work-related crime

(Sep 19, 2024) Work-related crime is a growing problem that requires cross-border collaboration between state authorities and countries. For several years, a Nordic-Baltic collaboration on work-related crime has been in place. In January 2025, it will be formalised on the initiative of the Nordic Council of Ministers.

Denmark cracks down on social dumping and money laundering

(Sep 19, 2024) Danish authorities have introduced tighter legislation and lawsuits to stop cooperation between gangs and lawyers in cases of money laundering and social dumping.

Coach to Norwegian ski stars: Burnout not worth it

(Sep 19, 2024) Lage Sofienlund is a successful cross-country skiing coach. While training to be one, he asked himself more than once: “Is being a coach really a career?”

Living his boyhood dream on Faroese football pitches

(Sep 19, 2024) Mikkel Dahl has played against global stars like Ivan Perisic, he has won the championship, the cup final and holds the record for most league goals. He has done it all with a club he never heard about before he was 27: Havnar Bóltfelag in the Faroe Islands.

Pro footballer: Takes more than playing ball

(Sep 19, 2024) Santeri Väänänen (22) from Finland is a professional football player for Norwegian Rosenborg BK. Everyday life is pretty much the same regardless of which country you are playing in, he thinks.