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The crisis drives people north hunting for jobs Infocus

The crisis drives people north hunting for jobs

Is the Nordic region facing a wave of labour immigrants from crisis stricken Mediterranean EU countries? The Nordic Labour Journal has spoken to job centres, ambassadors, labour immigrants Iro and her brother Dimitris and looked at statistics. Migration policies represent a balancing act between different interests.
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The crisis drives people north hunting for jobs

Is the Nordic region facing a wave of labour immigrants from crisis stricken Mediterranean EU countries? The Nordic Labour Journal has spoken to job centres, ambassadors, labour immigrants like Iro and her brother Dimitris and looked at statistics. But is the Nordic region attractive compared to other countries for the type of labour employers want? Migration policies represent a balancing act between different interests. But the common European labour market is a saving grace for many.
The dancer who spreads joy with a new cultural phenomenon tema
| CORONA

The dancer who spreads joy with a new cultural phenomenon

A stop to public performances gave choreographer Yaniv Cohen (42) the idea for Flekk. A faceless creature giving work to furloughed dancers and birthday fun to children.
The difference between a therapy dog and a Japanese robot seal tema
| May 2018

The difference between a therapy dog and a Japanese robot seal

Robots help elderly care workers. Surveys show robots cannot replace employees, but they can help in their work and improve older people’s everyday life.
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| May 2018

The Disruption Council explores the future

Long before the Danish Disruption Council ends its work, it has already identified a range of ways to secure that digitalisation, robots and artificial intelligence (AI) increase wealth and improve welfare, even though many traditional jobs will disappear.
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The Efta court clashes with Norway’s Supreme Court

Norway’s Supreme Court was wrong to rule that companies posting workers to the Norwegian shipbuilding industry must pay their travel, board and lodging expenses, argues the Efta Court’s President in a general attack on the Supreme Court. He accuses it of being disloyal to the EEA agreement and indicates the last word may still not been had.
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The election night where percentage points ruled supreme

Stockholm, 10th September, the day after the election...
The employers' voice in the European dialogue interview

The employers' voice in the European dialogue

Will the social partners reach agreement on the working time directive like they managed to come to an agreement on work-related stress? Initial talks have begun but nobody knows how it will end. The social dialogue is nevertheless playing a part in Europe's policy development.
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| Nov 2018

The European Labour Authority ELA challenges the Norwegian model

“If it turns out that Norwegian collective agreements can be overruled by the European Labour Authority, Norway might have to use its veto power in the EEA,” says Marianne Marthinsen, a member of parliament from the Norwegian Labour Party.
The Faroe Islands’ future must be more than fish innsikt

The Faroe Islands’ future must be more than fish

What will the Faroese live off when there is no more fish? Is the answer oil or tourism? The important thing is to create jobs for women in the archipelago which is more patriarchal than other parts of the Nordic region.
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