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"Part-time is a result of lacking equality” tema

"Part-time is a result of lacking equality”

Mar 07, 2011 The high number of involuntary part-timers is a result of how we value women's work, says Annelie Nordström, chairwoman at Kommunal, the Swedish Municipal Workers’ Union. The union has been fighting for the right to full-time employment for 30 years. It's been an uphill battle, and since the economic crisis hit in 2009 it's been even harder.
Green industry makes Swedish Luleå try to grow three times faster tema

Green industry makes Swedish Luleå try to grow three times faster

May 26, 2022 There is a race on in Northern Sweden. Enormous investments in new technology give the largest of the Nordic countries the chance to compete with others to be the first to kickstart the green transition. It is a challenge for businesses and for civil society.
Inger Støjberg - fighting unemployment with cross-party cooperation interview

Inger Støjberg - fighting unemployment with cross-party cooperation

Mar 02, 2010 Just as the economic crisis hit Denmark in April 2009, Inger Støjberg took up her position as Minister of Employment and Gender Equality. She was already known as a vocal spokeswoman for the Danish Liberal Party. Now she is the promoter of broad agreements with the opposition.
Sture Fjäder challenges Finland’s trade union culture interview

Sture Fjäder challenges Finland’s trade union culture

Nov 07, 2013 Strengthening the Nordics as an economic region, cutting income tax, reviewing the priorities of the welfare state – these are just a few of the issues on union boss Sture Fjäder’s agenda for Finland and the Nordic region.
Out with the trade union sauna – in with gender equality! tema

Out with the trade union sauna – in with gender equality!

Mar 06, 2017 Gender equality in Finnish trade unions might have been lagging behind other Nordic countries. But things are getting better.
“Chocolate brown is the post-pandemic comeback office colour” tema

“Chocolate brown is the post-pandemic comeback office colour”

Jun 29, 2021 What do I wear? That could be this autumn’s great question for many who will be returning to work after the holidays. Many Finnish employees have been working from home since March 2020.
Labour shortage on everyone's lips tema

Labour shortage on everyone's lips

May 01, 2007 Are we running out of manpower? After years of economic boom in the Nordic countries, an increasing number of businesses say they can no longer expand simply because there are not enough qualified people to employ. Meanwhile, a demographic problem is lurking; the large groups of people born in the 1940s are about to retire.
Employment specialist helped Norwegian Julia (17) find her dream job tema

Employment specialist helped Norwegian Julia (17) find her dream job

Feb 29, 2024 Close cooperation between two public authorities in Norway is giving young people with mental health challenges a new chance in the classroom or in the labour market. Employment specialist Anne Tvedt helped Julia Engan Pettersen find her dream job.
Youths falling at the hurdles of working life tema

Youths falling at the hurdles of working life

Sep 01, 2005 There’s increased division in the labour market, and young people are the ones who are loosing out. Earlier there were alternatives for those who didn’t succeed in school or took a greater interest in practical work. Today those youths risk being left behind. There has been a change in the structures of the labour market, but many young people blame themselves.
Trailblazing development of green steel in Swedish Boden tema

Trailblazing development of green steel in Swedish Boden

May 26, 2022 Mass production of fossil-free steel is to be the arrowhead of the green transition in Northern Sweden. The initiative aims to mitigate climate change and meet the world’s needs for sustainability. With it come many new jobs and a need for new housing.
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