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| March 2016

Gender equality important to parents and generals alike

Last year Denmark got its first female leader for the confederation of trade unions, and Norway got its first female chief justice of the supreme court. There are still a few positions of power not yet held by a woman among the 24 which the Nordic Labour Journal measures. But the only position never held by a woman in any Nordic country is commander-in-chief.
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| June 2016

A labour market without work contracts

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Icelandic continuing education: “Employees became more interested in their jobs" nyhet

Icelandic continuing education: “Employees became more interested in their jobs"

One in three adult Icelanders had no more than an elementary school education in the year 2000, and got no continuing education through their work. Since then, the social partners have developed a learning centre for further training of people with lower education levels. This has helped reduce the share of lower educated. It used to be 33 percent, now it is 25 percent of the low-educated workforce.
Older colleagues’ experience needed as the 80’s generation take over the Viking ferries tema
| Sep 2017

Older colleagues’ experience needed as the 80’s generation take over the Viking ferries

Viking Line is facing a real challenge. The largest age group onboard their Baltic Sea passenger ferries is 50 to 59 year olds. When they retire, a big chunk of competence disappears. The company has decided to treat this as a challenge and not a problem.
Ragnhild Lied – Head of Nordic trade unions guarding the Nordic model interview

Ragnhild Lied – Head of Nordic trade unions guarding the Nordic model

Globalisation, technological developments and a changing labour market are all challenges to organised work. Trade union leader Ragnhild Lied is at the frontline fighting labour market crime, the shadow economy, new organisational structures and the weakening of the working environment act.
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Ragnhild Lied

“Only the labour market knows which skills are needed” tema

“Only the labour market knows which skills are needed”

Swedish employers are in desperate need of people to fill positions within many different occupations. Meanwhile, more than 340,000 people are registered with the employment service. The problem is that the job seekers’ knowledge often does not match the needs of the employer.
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Monica Nevado

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Bjørn Nigard

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Victor Fernandez

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