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  • Norwegian barometer highlights importance of collective decision-making

    Changes and reorganisations are far less conflict-prone if employees both participate in and have influence over the process. Yet the trend is increasingly moving towards more authoritarian management models where standardisation and control are the most important factors. These are some of the results from this year’s barometer on collective decision-making in Norway.

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    Norwegian barometer highlights importance of collective decision-making

  • Newly arrived depend on social networks to find jobs

    70 percent of newly arrived people in Sweden found jobs through social networks, compared to the 16 percent who found jobs via the employment service. The employment gap between native Swedes and those born abroad is still wide, however. It is particularly hard for people those with no upper secondary education, and for women.

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    Sweden: New jobs model for refugees and long-term unemployed

    The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise and the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO) have reached an agreement in principle to make it easier for refugees and long-term unemployed to find jobs in Sweden. To make the agreement binding, both organisations’ affiliates must accept it. It is also dependent on public financing of parts of the workers’…

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  • Katrín Jakobsdóttir tipped as Iceland’s new Prime Minister

    Iceland’s Left-Green Movement (VG) won Iceland’s parliamentary elections in late October. Party leader Katrín Jakobsdóttir will most probably become Prime Minister in a coalition government. Katrín would be the country’s second female head of government after Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir.

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    Katrín Jakobsdóttir tipped as Iceland’s new Prime Minister

  • Gothenburg EU summit: “We are taking the Nordic model to Europe”

    The mood was very good as trade unions and voluntary organisations met ahead of the EU summit focusing on the social pillar.

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    Gothenburg EU summit: “We are taking the Nordic model to Europe”

  • Nordic Council Helsinki session: Promising deeper labour market cooperation

    The 69th session of the Nordic Council in Helsinki had a celebratory air as Finland was marking its centenary as an independent nation. Labour market issues formed a common thread throughout the session.

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    Nordic Council Helsinki session: Promising deeper labour market cooperation

  • Continuing education gets huge push from Danish government and social partners

    The Danish government and the social partners have agreed to spend nearly 2.5 billion Danish kroner (€335m) on continuing education for more workers. The agreement has broad political backing, but one labour market expert wonders whether it goes far enough.

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  • The Nordic Labour Journal – also on Facebook

    You can now access news and debates about the Nordic labour market on Facebook. The Nordic Labour Journal highlights trends and policies, and also stories from working life.

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  • Danish sharing economy strategy just a first step

    The government’s long-awaited sharing economy strategy is a first, small step towards regulating the sharing economy in Denmark, but the social partners agree more needs to be done.

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    Danish sharing economy strategy just a first step

  • Native language disappearing from Icelandic workplaces

    Iceland is experiencing enormous growth. Every year thousands of foreigners arrive to help Icelanders in the labour market. Tourism represents the largest area of growth, followed by the construction industry. The English language is increasingly being used within both trades. Many Icelanders are worried about the Icelandic language’s position in the multicultural society.

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    Native language disappearing from Icelandic workplaces