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Norway has its Laval judgement - but this time the union won tema

Norway has its Laval judgement - but this time the union won

Apr 16, 2013 On 5 March Norway’s Supreme Court passed judgement in what in Norwegian has become known as ‘verftsaken’, or the shipbuilding case. The judgement has been called the most important win for the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) in recent times. Losing this case could have been as significant for the fight against social dumping as the Laval case in neighbouring Sweden.
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Shadow economies - the Nordic strategies

Sep 29, 2015 Carrot or stick? The Nordic countries have different strategies for fighting the shadow economy. Finland and Sweden have used tax incentives to make it cheaper to buy declared labour. Norway and Denmark use controls as a main tool. In Norway six authorities coordinate the work, while Denmark's new government feels controls have gone too far. Above: a Norwegian coordinated control at a construction site
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Newsletter from the Nordic Labour Journal 1/2014

Feb 12, 2014 Theme: New measures for better integration
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Commuting: Iceland's challenge and opportunity

Apr 15, 2012 Commuting is increasingly popular among Icelandic doctors, nurses and craftsmen. They are mainly commuting to Norway, but also to Sweden. Wage levels are important, but commuting from a small country like Iceland also means a chance to develop professionally.
The typical cross border commuter is Swedish tema

The typical cross border commuter is Swedish

Apr 15, 2012 A new Statistics Sweden survey due to be published in May shows Nordic cross border commuting increased by 166 percent between 2001 and 2008. Swedes are most likely to work in neighbouring countries, and now 80 percent of Nordic citizens who commute to Denmark and Norway come from Sweden. Higher wages seem to be the biggest draw.
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Women strongest in times of change

Mar 05, 2014 Nordic countries have cooperated on gender equality for 40 years. Now it’s paying off. The Nordic Labour Journal’s gender equality barometer shows Norway is a world leader in equality. For the first time ever, women and men have an equal share of positions of power.
Fast track for refugees took opposite directions in Sweden and Norway tema

Fast track for refugees took opposite directions in Sweden and Norway

Apr 25, 2022 “Fast track was imported from Sweden, but came to Norway to die!” That is the subtitle of a chapter in a new book about how Norway’s welfare agency NAV has worked with inclusive workplaces, learning and innovation.
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"Every Polish worker's dream is a steady job in Norway"

Feb 11, 2014 The sizeable immigration from former Eastern European countries to the Nordic countries - and to Norway in particular - calls for integration measures which also include labour migrants, say Norwegian researchers.
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Study: Denmark and Norway enjoy Nordic region's highest mobility

Feb 08, 2010 Denmark coined the term flexicurity, which by some has been used to describe the entire Nordic labour market model. But a new study comparing all the Nordic countries casts the Danish model in a unique light.
Chasing nurses and sailors - Norway's ethical dilemma of importing workers tema

Chasing nurses and sailors - Norway's ethical dilemma of importing workers

May 01, 2007 The lack of skilled workers is a big problem in Norway, where unemployment has fallen to less than two percent. Healthcare and shipping might seem like very different sectors, yet both are trying to attract foreign workers.
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