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Ignorance of nano particles a growing risk in the workplace tema

Ignorance of nano particles a growing risk in the workplace

Nov 12, 2014 More and more people are exposed to nano particles at work, but few know which types of particles are present or how to handle them. The Nordic Labour Journal visited a Finnish company where safety is everything.
Work environment: getting positive results Infocus

Work environment: getting positive results

Nov 12, 2014 One in four workers in Europe suffer from stress or other psychosocial difficulties according to Eurofound’s latest survey. The number of challenges typical of modern working life are increasing. But the dangers in the service industry are different from those on the factory floor. As work to improve work environments shifts focus to psychological factors and positive measures, new dangers still emerge because of new technology, like nano technology.
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Work environment: getting positive results

Nov 12, 2014 One in four workers in Europe suffer from stress or other psychosocial difficulties according to Eurofound’s latest survey. But the work for a better work environment is a fight against a many-headed troll. The number of challenges typical of modern working life are increasing. The dangers in the service industry are different from those on the factory floor. As work to improve work environments shifts focus to psychological factors and positive measures, new dangers emerge because of new technology, like nano technology.
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Finnish forest industry keen on apprenticeships

Oct 15, 2014 An increasing number of young people find work in Finnish industry via apprenticeships. In recent years the forest industry has traded in its own traditional training schemes with other kinds of education — and the programmes are popular.
Youth guarantee rolls out across the EU tema

Youth guarantee rolls out across the EU

Oct 15, 2014 Finland and Austria are in the vanguard when the EU is developing new ways of supporting young people at risk of becoming unemployed. Finland’s youth guarantee means everyone will get a job, internship or training within three months, and the country’s long-term youth unemployment is the lowest in all of the EU.
Norwegian employers’ organisation Virke: more apprentices please tema

Norwegian employers’ organisation Virke: more apprentices please

Oct 15, 2014 It is hard to find a better role model for apprentices than Henrik Tanum. He is full of enthusiasm and drive. Right now he is also the face of the Norwegian employers’ organisation Virke, as he is learning the job as their receptionist.
Swedish municipalities target youth unemployment tema

Swedish municipalities target youth unemployment

Oct 15, 2014 Over the past seven years, Sweden’s Public Employment Service has taken on more and more responsibility for labour market measures aimed at young people. But it has been a challenging task, and municipalities have become increasingly central to getting people into work or training. If they don’t, the cost of marginalisation lands on the municipalities’ desk.
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Denmark strengthens vocational education

Oct 15, 2014 Few young Danes are outside of the labour market. Improved vocational education should get even more of them into training and jobs.
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Fewer youths equals more jobs?

Oct 15, 2014 As the workforce ages and the number of young people of working age falls, their chance of finding a job increases. But it is still too early for politicians to sit back and relax. Powerful measures are needed to fight youth unemployment. One solution is to create more apprenticeships.
Youth unemployment — light at the end of the tunnel? Infocus

Youth unemployment — light at the end of the tunnel?

Oct 14, 2014 The tide is turning. Starting this year, Europe’s working-age population is falling, but that does not solve the problem of youth unemployment. We went to North Sweden to see how a small municipality is dealing with the challenges. We have looked at apprenticeship systems in Norway, Denmark and Finland to see what works, and we met Finnish youths who have been given a new chance through the youth guarantee.
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