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Apprenticeships: a new chance in working life Infocus

Apprenticeships: a new chance in working life

Sep 12, 2013 Many can work, but not all are able to get a job, says Sweden’s Minister for Employment Hillevi Engström. What is needed to help people outside of the labour market into jobs?
Successful vocational training for long-term unemployed in the Arctic tema

Successful vocational training for long-term unemployed in the Arctic

Sep 13, 2013 The Arctic Vocational Foundation is a joint Nordic institution providing individualised training within more than 30 vocations to unemployed Finns, Swedes and Norwegians. This, is where Sweden’s Minister for Employment Hillevi Engström invited her Nordic colleagues and working life representatives to consultations. What makes this training so special?
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Apprenticeships: a new chance in working life

Sep 12, 2013 Many can work, but not all are able to get a job, says Sweden’s Minister for Employment Hillevi Engström. What is needed to help people outside of the labour market into jobs? Is labour market courses offered by job centres a good idea? Are there good examples of businesses which have taken the challenges seriously and which have fulfilled young people’s dream of finding a job? In July the EU Commission launched ‘The European Alliance for Apprenticeships‘ which focused on German experiences. The Arctic Vocational Foundation is a successful Nordic vocational training institution. Under the bright Polar sky the Nordic conversation was given new life through the stories of the people who have been given a new chance here.
British youth trapped in zero hour contracts tema

British youth trapped in zero hour contracts

Nov 07, 2013 In the UK the use of so-called zero hour contracts is increasing in step with the country’s economic uncertainty. Employers say the contracts created jobs and give workers more freedom. Trade unions fight what they call the exploitation of young people.
Danish educator: my economy suffers because of part time work tema

Danish educator: my economy suffers because of part time work

Nov 07, 2013 Dorte Nielsen is one of many Danish female public sector employees in part time work. Her working life has improved but her economy has suffered.
“Part time is about money, culture and morals” tema

“Part time is about money, culture and morals”

Nov 07, 2013 There is an intensive debate on part time work in all of the Nordic countries. But this goes further than women choosing to work part time for certain periods. If gender equality is the goal, should women take on more full time work or should men work more part time?
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Women less penalised for part time work than previously thought

Nov 07, 2013 Part-time work has few negative consequences for women in the Nordic region. New regulations have reduced the impact on pensions. A preschool teacher or enrolled nurse in Denmark or Norway who works part time for ten years still receives 98-99 percent of the maximum pension.
The many faces of part time work Infocus

The many faces of part time work

Nov 07, 2013 For many, part time work can be the solution to the time trap. The debate often focuses on involuntary part time work and especially on women’s role. But the impact part time work has on pensions needn’t be as bad as was once thought, a new study shows. Meanwhile new kinds of part time work spring up. In the UK zero hour contracts are already common, where there is no set number of hours involved at all.
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The many faces of part time work

Nov 07, 2013 For many, part time work can be the solution to the time trap. The debate often focuses on involuntary part time work and especially on women’s role. But the impact part time work has on pensions needn’t be as bad as was once thought, a new study shows. Meanwhile new kinds of part time work spring up as a result of employers’ never-ending quest for flexibility. In the UK so-called zero hour contracts are already common, where there is no set number of hours involved at all.
Partnerships could create more jobs in Europe tema

Partnerships could create more jobs in Europe

Dec 11, 2013 Labour market measures and various types of training are not enough, no matter how good they are. Job creation is the crucial thing and it must happen through cooperation between the public and private sectors and civil society. These were some of the conclusions when labour market experts met at the annual Employment Forum in Brussels.
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