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The sharing economy and its effect on the labour market tema
| May 2017

The sharing economy and its effect on the labour market

May 22, 2017 How large is the sharing economy in the Nordic region really? And how should it be defined? One thing about the sharing economy most agree on is that it can be defined in different ways depending on whether you belive working conditions, flexibility. or technology is the most important thing.
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The skewed distribution of welfare

Dec 17, 2019 In Finland, there has been a government crisis. In Sweden, the politicians quarrel over the Public Employment Service and in Norway the scandal where thousands were branded benefit cheats, continues. At the same time, the gap between the poor and the rich is slowly but surely increasing - even in the Faroe Islands where growth has been highest.
The spirit of Iceland - Big cars and Big Spenders interview

The spirit of Iceland - Big cars and Big Spenders

Oct 01, 2002 The statistics of Iceland are remarkable. It stands out among the Nordic countries. It is the country with the highest employment rate (for women too), the lowest unemployment rate, the highest working age, the longest life expectancy, the highest birth rate and the lowest sick leave rates. Why is that? Where's the magic?
The story of the common Nordic labour market tema

The story of the common Nordic labour market

Jun 20, 2024 The common Nordic labour market was established with little fanfare in 1954. Yet over time it has become one of the main pillars of the Nordic cooperation.
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The ten most serious border obstacles

Jun 17, 2011 Border obstacles are not only things that make it difficult for Nordic citizens to settle down and work in a different Nordic country from their own. They are also problems which arise when you move back home, when you fall ill or when you need to draw your pension. NLJ and the Freedom of Movement Forum have drawn up a list of the ten most important border obstacles for working life.
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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The threat of quotas

Mar 05, 2014 Norway and Iceland have already introduced them and now boardroom gender quotas are rolling out across Europe.
The train to Russia stopped running. Lappeenranta limps on. tema
| Borders

The train to Russia stopped running. Lappeenranta limps on.

Apr 25, 2022 The borderless Nordic region turned out to be an illusion during the pandemic. It hit the Øresund region, border trade between Sweden and Norway and the citizens of Haparanda and Tornio. But Finland has an eastern border where traffic has ceased because of the pandemic. Today the war in Ukraine has made the situation even worse for Lappeenranta – the city with the closest links with Russia.
The transnationals – when one country is not enough tema

The transnationals – when one country is not enough

Nov 27, 2019 “More and more people chose to be transnational. They don’t want to live in just one of two countries, but in both. This might not be a huge number of people, but they do represent a challenge for national welfare systems,” says Jørgen Carling. He has spent several years leading a research project looking at the phenomenon at Prio.
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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