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Consumers move online but won’t pay for content tema

Consumers move online but won’t pay for content

Sep 12, 2014 What happens when the number of communicators keep growing while the number of journalists keeps falling and many media are bleeding? Will it affect democracy in the Nordic countries?
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The minimum wage — fit for the Nordic region?

Feb 07, 2015 While Nordic trade unions consider a minimum wage to be a catastrophe, employees in many other EU countries see it as protection against social dumping and unreasonable labour market conditions. We have to debate a statutory minimum wage so that everybody can see the strengths of the Nordic collective agreement system, and the value this represents for employees and for society as a whole, says Bente Sorgenfrey, Bente Sorgenfrey, President for the Council of Nordic Trade Unions.
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Newsletter from the Nordic Labour Journal 8/2012

Nov 16, 2012 Theme: The fastest shrinking trade
Jobs top of the agenda at meeting of Nordic prime minsters nyhet

Jobs top of the agenda at meeting of Nordic prime minsters

Nov 10, 2014 Removing border obstacles and increasing investments to create jobs are some of the visions shared by the Nordic prime ministers. During the Stockholm session of the Nordic Council, they also expressed a wish to expand the Nordic region as a brand.
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Nordic labour markets: a Brussels point of view

Aug 19, 2009 Those looking to learn something from the Nordic labour markets treat them with envy and respect, but also with a degree of scepticism, writes Jørgen Rønnest.
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Unemployment can be defined away

Mar 08, 2012 The definition of employment and unemployment differs from country to country. A comparative historical perspective shows the political context - how the problem is presented and how its constituent parts change - steers our understanding. The standard views of employment are no longer relevant in countries like the US or France, according to social historian Noel Whiteside.
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Freedom of Movement Council rids Nordics of some 90 border barriers

Jan 26, 2024 Since 2014, the Nordic Freedom of Movement Council has helped get rid of nearly 90 border barriers between the Nordic countries. But the Council members are not running out of work – there are still plenty to get on with.
Norway's new NAV Director: Sigrun Vågeng wants less central control and better leadership interview

Norway's new NAV Director: Sigrun Vågeng wants less central control and better leadership

Oct 23, 2015 “I have clear instructions to increase the focus on labour within NAV (the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration). That is my mission,” says Labour and Welfare Director Sigrun Vågeng. She believes less centralised control and more leadership will help her in that mission.
The Tesla strike – a fight for the Swedish model tema

The Tesla strike – a fight for the Swedish model

Dec 06, 2023 A drama is taking place in the Swedish labour market. The trade union IF Metall is taking industrial action to get EV maker Tesla to sign a collective agreement. Elon Musk, one of the world’s richest people and Tesla’s main shareholder, refuses. After many sympathy actions from other trade unions, he is taking the Swedish state to court.
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| May 2016

Sick leave down by 40 percent after focus on attendance

May 20, 2016 The Norwegian municipality of Songdalen went against the grain in order to cut the level of sick leave. They concentrated on attendance instead of absence, and used the staff’s own knowledge about their working environment with great success.
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