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The North Sea Diver

The North Sea Diver – working under pressure innsikt

The North Sea Diver – working under pressure

There are few stories describing working life in Norway’s offshore oil industry, despite the massive impact the sector has had on the country’s economy. Now a new book details one of most remarkable new occupations that emerged from the industry – the deep sea divers. The author is Swedish Hans Claesson.
The Norwegian automated ferry that can be operated as easily as a lift tema

The Norwegian automated ferry that can be operated as easily as a lift

A wide range of new workplaces could become available in the wake of autonomous ferries.
The Norwegian civil servant working for Sweden interview

The Norwegian civil servant working for Sweden

In January, Norwegian Finn Ola Jølstad swapped his day job as a senior civil servant at the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion in Oslo for a job at the Swedish Ministry of Employment. His job exchange lasts six months and falls right in the middle of Sweden’s EU Presidency.
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The Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority sharpens its methods

How do you effectively monitor working environments? That was the key question when the Nordic working environment conference in Tampere recently discussed risk-based inspections. Which workplaces should be visited and how do you perform inspections and controls? The labour inspection authority’s role is to make sure businesses follow labour law. The methods are going to change, but how?
The OECD wants action now: Opportunities for all is the new measure of success nyhet

The OECD wants action now: Opportunities for all is the new measure of success

Inequalities are growing. We have plenty of data telling us that – now is the time for action, says the OECD’s Gabriela Ramos.
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The Old Stock Exchange

The Öresund Bridge is 20, and gets a sub-sea equivalent tema
| Open borders

The Öresund Bridge is 20, and gets a sub-sea equivalent

The bridge linking two Nordic countries is 20 years old this summer. The link has been important for the Öresund region’s development. It is also important for the massive project of securing a permanent link between Zealand and Germany.
The Øresund Bridge: 25 years in a region that creates dynamics tema

The Øresund Bridge: 25 years in a region that creates dynamics

The Nordic region’s largest labour market this year celebrates 25 years of a fixed link between two countries, in a border region without its own legislation. Instead, two countries must coordinate and cooperate based on their respective laws and regulations.
The Öresund cooperation was set to expand – then corona hit tema
| Corona

The Öresund cooperation was set to expand – then corona hit

Billions of kroner. That is the estimated annual benefit for Denmark and Sweden resulting from a fully integrated labour market across Öresund. Nine focus areas have been identified and presented, ready for action as soon as the corona crisis ends.
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