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17 types of employment – and the rest tema
| FUTURE OF WORK

17 types of employment – and the rest

The Nordics have not become a region of freelancers, but there is a growing multitude of different forms of labour. The Corona pandemic has also made life for people with non-standard work even more precarious, confirmed experts at a Nordic conference on the future of work.
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25 per cent of Norwegian workers say they have lost influence

One in four workers in Norway feel they have lost influence in the workplace, according to the 2022 Medbestemmelsesbarometeret (Joint decision-making barometer). This is felt most acutely among public sector workers.
27 years since the last changes: Time to revise the Helsinki Treaty? tema
| NORDIC REGION

27 years since the last changes: Time to revise the Helsinki Treaty?

During its meeting in Helsinki in early November, the Nordic Council decided to call on the Nordic governments to start a “joint discussion with the Nordic Council about how the Nordic countries can better anchor the Nordic cooperation.” Or in other words: revise the Helsinki Treaty.
40 years of Nordic gender equality cooperation tema

40 years of Nordic gender equality cooperation

There are two ways to compare different countries’ gender equality policies. You could look at the number of women reaching power or you could look at current policies. The two don’t necessarily tell the same story.
“Chocolate brown is the post-pandemic comeback office colour” tema

“Chocolate brown is the post-pandemic comeback office colour”

What do I wear? That could be this autumn’s great question for many who will be returning to work after the holidays. Many Finnish employees have been working from home since March 2020.
“Develop a Nordic AI strategy or get overtaken by multinationals” tema

“Develop a Nordic AI strategy or get overtaken by multinationals”

The Nordic region should develop a common strategy for ethical AI. That is the conclusion from an expert group that has studied Nordic collaboration on artificial intelligence.
 “It had to be the Nordics” – why a Danish priest chose Norway tema

“It had to be the Nordics” – why a Danish priest chose Norway

Anne Anker Bolstad is one of many Danish priests working in Norway, where there is a great priest shortage.
“It is our environments which make us handicapped” tema

“It is our environments which make us handicapped”

Kristine Ronæss Årdal has cerebral palsy, and certain environments make integration difficult. In her experience, positive attitudes combined with physical facilitation is often easier to achieve than many think.
“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.
“Part time is about money, culture and morals” tema

“Part time is about money, culture and morals”

There is an intensive debate on part time work in all of the Nordic countries. But this goes further than women choosing to work part time for certain periods. If gender equality is the goal, should women take on more full time work or should men work more part time?
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