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Minister for Strategic Development Kristina Persson: make the Arctic “green” interview

Minister for Strategic Development Kristina Persson: make the Arctic “green”

So far she has been the least visible minister in the Swedish government. That’s about to change as she is setting up a think tank in the government offices.
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Reindeer herders want Norwegian wind farm demolished

Europe’s largest onshore wind power plant, built near Trondheim in Norway by Fosen Vind, could face dismantling after a supreme court win by indigenous reindeer herders.
Many Norwegian nurses are planning their escape nyhet
| Corona

Many Norwegian nurses are planning their escape

Heavy workloads, poor working conditions, low pay and a feeling of not being appreciated means seven in ten nurses in Norway have considered leaving over the past 12 months.
The deaf TV editors nyhet

The deaf TV editors

In a crisis those on the peripheries of the labour market suffer the most. Who wants to invest in a deaf or deafblind when the future of the company hangs in the balance? ASVO in Bergen, Norway, does exactly that.
Collective decision making important, but... tema
| Nov 2016

Collective decision making important, but...

“All this research on collective decision making is important, but it has its limitations. I think far too much has been exaggerated. There is an extremely good relationship between the workers’ representatives and the company leadership,” exclaims Knut E. Sunde, director of industrial policy at the Federation of Norwegian Industries.
Sick leave being scrutinised again Infocus
| Feb 2019

Sick leave being scrutinised again

When unemployment falls sick leave levels rise, says Finnish researcher Jenni Blomgren. As a result, authorities are looking for ways to get more people into work. But how to do this is no easy task. 17 years of an inclusive workplace agrement in Norway shows as much. And not only adults fall ill (picture above). In Sweden, February is the top month for both "vabba" and "vobba".
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Newsletter from the Nordic Labour Journal 2/2011

Theme: Gender Equality in the Nordic region -vision or reality?
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Young, middle-aged or old?

How old do you have to be to be considered old? What constitutes as old varies a lot between different European countries. That is also true for how countries react to the demographic development: Generally very few people think it is necessary to increase the retirement age during the coming two decades, according to the ‘Special Eurobarometer 378 Active Ageing’.
2024 Equality barometer: Three significant women have disappeared from power tema

2024 Equality barometer: Three significant women have disappeared from power

Two years ago, it looked like the 24 positions of power in the NLJ’s gender equality barometer were just a few years away from being equally divided between men and women. Women had reached 92 points, and at 100 they would be on par with men. But in 2023, women’s points fell to 72 and this year sees a further fall down to 65 points.
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The inequality pain threshold has been reached

The inequality pain threshold has been reached. The OECD now wants the world to think again about what the term economic growth should entail.
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