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More part time jobs mean worse working environments for young people tema

More part time jobs mean worse working environments for young people

Oct 09, 2013 Young workers represent a heterogeneous group facing complex risks in working life. That means it is no longer enough to just focus on the young people themselves. In order to secure preventative working environment measures you also need to look at surrounding issues.
Medical students won’t work at Iceland’s National University Hospital tema

Medical students won’t work at Iceland’s National University Hospital

Oct 09, 2013 Less than ten percent of Iceland’s medical students want to seek work at Iceland’s largest hospital, the university hospital Landspítalinn. Why? Bad working conditions, stress, low pay and long working hours.
Au pairs balance between cultural exchange and work tema

Au pairs balance between cultural exchange and work

Oct 09, 2013 How far does our concern for young people’s working environment stretch? Does it go as far as to cover Filipino au pairs in Norway and Denmark? This month saw the start of a trial in Oslo against a host family who allegedly forced two au pairs to work 96 hour weeks.
Young people's working environment - a complicated case Infocus

Young people's working environment - a complicated case

Oct 09, 2013 It is not enough to only focus on the young people themselves if you want to understand the risks they face in working life and limit workplace accidents and injuries. That’s why a Nordic commissioner suggests that politicians should think about launching a vision zero for both young and older people’s work environments.
Call centres: young people's entry into working life tema

Call centres: young people's entry into working life

Oct 09, 2013 Few workplaces take on more diverse staff than call centres. Youth, pensioners, handicapped, immigrants – it is the attitude and voice that determines your success, not your background or look. Even so, one of the fastest growing sectors is struggling to find enough people who want to work.
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Young people's working environment - a complicated case

Oct 09, 2013 It is not enough to only focus on the young people themselves if you want to understand the risks they face in working life and limit workplace accidents and injuries. That’s why a Nordic commissioner suggests that politicians should think about launching a vision zero for both young and older people’s work environments. That means the aim is for nobody do die or be injured at work.
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Workplace cooperation key to Nordic model's success

Dec 14, 2012 Many wonder how the Nordic countries manage so well through the economic crisis. It is often said it is because of their economic policies, yet the reality is more complex. This year marks 50 years since Norway’s employees (organised in LO) and employers (organised in NHO) began their cooperation project. Bjørn Gustavsen takes a look at how autonomy and workplace learning became central to the project:
Denmark's massive bid for youth employment and education tema

Denmark's massive bid for youth employment and education

Jul 01, 2010 Fighting youth unemployment is a top priority in Denmark. A range of new measures are in place to get more young people into education.
Employers offered wage subsidies to hire young people in Finland tema

Employers offered wage subsidies to hire young people in Finland

Jul 01, 2010 Finland's youth unemployment exploded last winter and is now nearly level with that of Spain. The government woke up to the fact in late spring and has introduced wage subsidies targeted at young school leavers and those who cannot find a job.
Youth unemployment: Iceland fights on many fronts tema

Youth unemployment: Iceland fights on many fronts

Jul 01, 2010 Unemployment used to be a relatively unknown phenomenon in Iceland. But it skyrocketed with the 2008 financial collapse.
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