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In search of a sustainable work place Infocus

In search of a sustainable work place

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When language and regulations create obstacles in the Nordics

Nordic freedom of movement is an ideal we like to highlight. Nevertheless, commuters and businesses face practical obstacles every day. Now, new measures are being implemented to remove them, while the Øresund Bridge celebrates 25 years as a symbol of one common region between two countries.
A labour market with fair competition and conditions Infocus

A labour market with fair competition and conditions

The Nordics and the Baltics have taken the fight against the shadow economy one step forward. The Nordic Undeclared Work Project has allowed control and inspection agencies the chance to get to know each other.
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Book in review: A hundred years of occupational safety and health

A recently published study from the National Institute for Working Life in Sweden offers a fascinating introduction to the development of the work environment and safety at work in Sweden during the 20th century
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A new starting point for labour market research

The pandemic created a need for new labour market research. NordForsk will soon announce nearly 50 million kroner of funding for future research. This is our starting point as we look at how the Nordic countries coordinate their research programmes.
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Future unemployment development still hard to predict

Countries tackling the Corona crisis have been trying to bridge a few months while society closes down, allowing as many companies as possible to survive with employees and knowledge intact. This has been the case especially in the Nordics. Politicians have shown willing to spend money in unprecedented ways.
Iceland’s Minister of Social Affairs: The importance of writing off debts interview

Iceland’s Minister of Social Affairs: The importance of writing off debts

Eygló Harðardóttir is the Minister of Social Affairs in Iceland’s new government. The low number of female ministers and women in parliamentary committees has created heated debate. Most committees have an uneven gender distribution, which goes against the law. But the new minister is not particularly worried. She reckons the number of women will rise soon.
Erna Solberg heads for four more years as Norwegian Prime Minister nyhet

Erna Solberg heads for four more years as Norwegian Prime Minister

Erna Solberg carries on as Norway’s Prime Minister, but with a weaker parliamentary mandate. The Labour Party was the looser in Monday’s election. The Centre Party gained the most ground, carried forward by rural areas protesting against what they see as a threat to municipal independence.
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Agency workers should have equal rights

Workers hired through labour agencies should be granted the same rights to salaries, holidays and working hours as if they were hired directly by the company employing them, says a Swedish special investigator.
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Kongsberg: Working together for growth

By investing in networks, partnerships and closer co-operation between research and private industries, Norway intends to concentrate on growth and innovation over the next ten years. This initiative, entitled "Value Creation 2010", was launched at a conference in Kongsberg at the end of October.
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