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All senses need to be tuned to safety
To reduce construction site risks, the Safety Park focuses on several senses. That is why you could witness dancing EU politicians and a Swedish labour minister trying out what it feels like being blind, as participants from the EU work environment conference came to visit.
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EU questions whether Sweden follows the working time directive
Does Sweden really have to ban 24-hour shifts? This has been hotly debated lately, with angry firemen taking to the streets to be allowed to continue to work for a whole day and night in a stretch.
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Swedish schools want zero tolerance for violence
Prevention and preparedness if the worst should happen – that is what working against threats and violence in Swedish schools is about. Cooperation could slow down the negative trend.
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Norway tightens rules on hired labour
Norway is tightening the rules on hired labour. Trade unions are cheering while staffing agencies rage and have reported Norway to ESA for being in breach of the EEA agreement.
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Crisis at the top of Denmark’s trade union movement
There is a change of leadership at the Danish Trade Union Confederation FH after allegations of inappropriate behaviour.
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Norwegian security guards dread work among violence and threats
Norwegian security guards are ill-prepared to face a tough work environment, according to a new report from the Work Research Institute at OsloMet. One in four dreads going to work.
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New OECD report: lessons for Nordics’ crisis preparedness
The OECD has looked at how the Nordic region handled the corona crisis and which lessons might be learned when dealing with new labour market crises. What sets the Nordics apart from other industrial nations was the close cooperation with the social partners.
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The greatest threats to energy supply in the Nordic region
Nordic Energy Research has presented a list of risks to the energy market. Topping it, somewhat surprisingly, is the long approval process facing new energy projects along with the fact that there is little public support for state-funded infrastructure investments.
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Iceland: Just 15 per cent away from being a CO2 emission-free society
Iceland is likely to become the first completely carbon-neutral country in the world. In the current European energy price crisis, the country is an island of stability.
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The battery factory turning Sweden’s migration flow 180°
Five years. That is how long Sweden has left to succeed with its green transition. The big challenge will be to get people to move to where the jobs are and for society to change in step with the changes in industry.
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