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Sick leave levels tend to rise during good times tema
| Feb 2019

Sick leave levels tend to rise during good times

Feb 15, 2019 Sick leave linked to psychological ill health has increased in Finland in recent years. According to research from the country’s Social Insurance Institution, there is a link between the increase and many years of economic growth. This has happened before.
Sick leave being scrutinised again Infocus
| Feb 2019

Sick leave being scrutinised again

Feb 15, 2019 When unemployment falls sick leave levels rise, says Finnish researcher Jenni Blomgren. As a result, authorities are looking for ways to get more people into work. But how to do this is no easy task. 17 years of an inclusive workplace agrement in Norway shows as much. And not only adults fall ill (picture above). In Sweden, February is the top month for both "vabba" and "vobba".
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Pétursson hunting

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Gender and general equality

Mar 06, 2019 How hard can it be? Iceland's Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir has taken on the gender equality portfolio herself in the Icelandic government. The country achieves close to a full score in the NLJ's gender equality barometer.
I wanted to spend time at home with my daughter tema
| Paternal leave

I wanted to spend time at home with my daughter

Mar 06, 2019 When Malte Conrad became a father three years ago, he wanted to take as much paid parental leave as possible. This summer he will be the father of twins, and wants to do it all again.
Danish opposition to EU rules on daddy leave tema
| Paternal leave

Danish opposition to EU rules on daddy leave

Mar 06, 2019 Danish men who would like more paternal leave get support from new EU rules. But there is broad opposition in the Danish parliament to what is being seen as the EU meddling in Danish family affairs.
Nordic power positions: a modest increase in gender equality tema
| March 2019, March 8

Nordic power positions: a modest increase in gender equality

Mar 06, 2019 The past year has seen two new governments emerge in the Nordics, and several changes among the top brass in labour market. But there were only modest changes to the gender balance. Women get one point more and end up with 66 points in the NLJ’s gender equality barometer, where 100 points means equal power distribution between the genders in the Nordic countries. But Iceland overtakes Norway.
Swedish women in blue-collar jobs lose out tema
| March 2019

Swedish women in blue-collar jobs lose out

Mar 06, 2019 The gender wage gap continues to narrow in Sweden. But take a closer look at the numbers, and you see that not everyone is part of the positive development. Ahead of the 8th of March, LO again warns that women in blue-collar jobs are lagging behind.
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Gender or general equality – what is more important?

Mar 06, 2019 On the 8th of March, the entire world focuses women’s rights. The NLJ’s gender equality barometer mirrors a small part of the gender balance in the Nordic region; whether there is a man or a woman in 24 positions of power. This year saw a modest increase in the number of women, but the trend is nevertheless clear. Gender equality is on the rise, even though things are moving slowly.
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Malte Conrad with daughter and wife

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