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Gerd Kristiansen: Norwegian LO leader with a backbone interview

Gerd Kristiansen: Norwegian LO leader with a backbone

There is tension in the air. The leader for Norway’s largest labour organisation is incensed with the government’s labour policies and its lack of cooperation on the proposed new work environment act which would grant employers more powers to hire people on temporary contracts. Her determination can be felt across the room.
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Newsletter from the Nordic Labour Journal 3/2015

Theme: A Nordic helping hand to marginalised youths
Infection control key as Rambøll reopen open-plan office nyhet
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Infection control key as Rambøll reopen open-plan office

Rambøll employees enjoy working in open-plan offices, but also see the need to follow Norway’s infection control rules. Researchers are warning people to be even more cautious.
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Stress and time pressure a challenge to Nordic work environments

Time pressure is a considerably higher psychosocial risk factor in Nordic businesses compared to the rest of Europe. Nordic businesses also highlight a lack of time as the main obstacle to a good work environment.
Norway’s blue-green government with a labour market focus nyhet

Norway’s blue-green government with a labour market focus

The Liberal Party is the new party in the Norwegian government coalition. Prime Minister Erna Solberg has also reshuffled some of her government ministers. Five out of six main points in the new government’s political platform are about the labour market.
How do you stop the exploitation of foreign labour? nyhet

How do you stop the exploitation of foreign labour?

There have always been groups of foreign workers in the Nordic labour markets who are hard to define. Are they coming to work, study or as a cultural exchange? They might be au pairs, interns or berry pickers.
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Workplace cooperation key to Nordic model's success

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:
A Danish conflict: Fighting the shadow economy vs respecting privacy tema
| Sep 2015

A Danish conflict: Fighting the shadow economy vs respecting privacy

The Danish government wants to ban the hunting for undeclared work in private gardens. The social partners and the opposition fear this will lead to more social dumping.
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Theme: Language technology and Nordic cooperation

Newsletter from the Nordic Labour Journal 8/2021
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Nordic opposition to minimum wage shows lack of solidarity?

Should we have a statutory minimum wage? Absolutely not say Nordic trade unions, and they’re usually backed by employers’ organisations. It’s an attitude people elsewhere in Europe find difficult to understand.
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