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Researcher: ”Lowering the minimum wage creates a new underclass” tema
| Nov 2015

Researcher: ”Lowering the minimum wage creates a new underclass”

There is agreement on one thing when it comes to refugees — the many newly arrived must be integrated into their new societies. They need accommodation, language skills and jobs. The Nordic cooperation could do with sharing experiences for how to achieve that.
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Researchers

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Researchers in Vilnius

Researchers: blunt measures against youth unemployment tema

Researchers: blunt measures against youth unemployment

It is difficult to find political measures which actually do get more young people into work. Sweden’s dramatical reduction in employer contributions for youths in 2007 and 2009 has led to few new jobs.
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Researchers: Employment has become more important than job content

Working life has been on the agenda during the Swedish general election campaign, and especially unemployment. More jobs are needed. Yet visions for the content of those jobs have not figured politically — an inconsistency highlighted by a group of researchers at a recent meeting in Stockholm.
Restaurants break with old language norm – English makes an entrance tema
| Sep 2017

Restaurants break with old language norm – English makes an entrance

Finnish restaurateurs are worried about the lack of Finnish-speaking waiters. As a result, more and more restaurants now seek English-speaking staff. Meanwhile, trade unions sound a warning that many young people are leaving the trade because of low pay and a lack of workplace training opportunities.
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Reykjavik 2019

Rich in iron ore, poor in inhabitants tema

Rich in iron ore, poor in inhabitants

In Pajala in Northern Sweden, the local authority is grateful for the mine but also struggles to maintain and recruit workers.
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Richard Crauston

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Richard Crauston, Tommy Mathiesen and Wincent Westerback

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