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Another EU win for Finnish trade unions

Finnish trade unions have had another major victory in the EU Court of Justice. This time it is about collective agreement rules which restrict employers’ rights to use agency workers. The judgement is important also from a Swedish point of view.
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Another yellow card from Sweden – against platform work proposal

The European Commission has yet again presented a proposal that puts the Swedish labour market model at risk. That is the view of the Swedish parliament, which has decided to hand out a so-called yellow card against the proposed directive for better working conditions in platform work, presented in December. The strains from Denmark and Finland are more positive.
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Antanas Kairys

Anti toll road party came third in Bergen nyhet

Anti toll road party came third in Bergen

Old political parties which spend years gathering too few votes fail to engage generations, while new one-issue parties are emerging. Political constellations change while we are waiting to see who might gain some power.
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Antje Jackelén

Apprenticeships: a new chance in working life Infocus

Apprenticeships: a new chance in working life

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?
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Apprenticeships: a new chance in working life

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.
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Apps are changing working life

A third wave of change to how we relate to computers is washing over the world. It began when computing power moved into mobile telephones and tablets. Apps are small computer programs which link the devices to large computer systems. They will bring more change than we can imagine to the way we work and how fast we work.
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Arbeidsdirektor frontpage

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Arbeidslivsbarometer

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