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Fewer Swedes want to buy or perform undeclared work tema
| Sep 2015

Fewer Swedes want to buy or perform undeclared work

Sep 29, 2015 Today nearly three times as many Swedes are negative towards undeclared work compared to six years ago. One explanation to this change in attitudes are the household tax breaks introduced in 2007 and 2008. Now the government is reducing the size of the deduction and critics warn against an increase in undeclared labour.
Coordinated controls in fight against Norway’s shadow economy tema
| Sep 2015

Coordinated controls in fight against Norway’s shadow economy

Sep 29, 2015 In Norway staff from six different authorities have gathered in joint offices in Oslo, Bergen and Stavanger to fight the shadow economy. Building sites and other workplaces have been targeted in coordinated operations by 120 investigators. The results have been good so far. The operations run alongside campaigns against undeclared work and have had broad media coverage.
Shadow economies - the Nordic strategies Infocus
| Sep 2015

Shadow economies - the Nordic strategies

Sep 29, 2015 Carrot or stick? The Nordic countries have different strategies for fighting the shadow economy. Finland and Sweden have used tax incentives to make it cheaper to buy declared labour. Norway and Denmark use controls as a main tool. In Norway six authorities coordinate the work, while Denmark's new government feels controls have gone too far.
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Shadow economies - the Nordic strategies

Sep 29, 2015 Carrot or stick? The Nordic countries have different strategies for fighting the shadow economy. Finland and Sweden have used tax incentives to make it cheaper to buy declared labour. Norway and Denmark use controls as a main tool. In Norway six authorities coordinate the work, while Denmark's new government feels controls have gone too far. Above: a Norwegian coordinated control at a construction site
Loa Brynjulfsdottir: The Nordic region is my home country tema
| June 2015

Loa Brynjulfsdottir: The Nordic region is my home country

Jun 22, 2015 As soon as Loa Brynjulfsdottir was old enough, she applied for a job through Nordjobb. That was in 1990 and the start of many years working through Nordjobb and a strong feeling of Nordic belonging.
Nordjobb turns 30 tema
| June 2015

Nordjobb turns 30

Jun 22, 2015 If Nordjobb had been established as a result of labour market policies it would probably never have lasted for 30 years. But getting youths short term jobs in a Nordic neighbouring country is about so much more.
Many different experiences await Nordjobb participants tema
| June 2015

Many different experiences await Nordjobb participants

Jun 22, 2015 Young people travel across the Nordic region to work with tourists, weed spinach fields and public parks or pack prawns in Greenland — all thanks to Nordjobb. And the experiences are all unique.
When Gunvor Kronman became Gunnar in the warehouse tema
| June 2015

When Gunvor Kronman became Gunnar in the warehouse

Jun 22, 2015 For some, Nordjobb means that life takes a new and interesting turn. For Gunvor Kronman the job in Danish Aalborg had a dramatic and crucial impact.
Busy days when Nordjobb people flocked to Norway in the 80s tema
| June 2015

Busy days when Nordjobb people flocked to Norway in the 80s

Jun 22, 2015 “Wow! Has it already been 30 years since Nordjobb started up!” Eva Jakobson Vaagland, the first Nordjobb project leader in Norway, is surprised when we call her.
Nordjobb 30 years: creating the future Nordic enthusiasts Infocus
| June 2015

Nordjobb 30 years: creating the future Nordic enthusiasts

Jun 22, 2015 Nordjobb is one of the most concrete of the many Nordic cooperation projects. Giving 750 youths the chance to spend a few months working in a different country might not sound like much. But the experience changes many people's view of the Nordic region. For others the experience is life-changing.
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