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“Myths muddle debate on sick leave”
Björn Johnson is fighting what he calls the myth of Sweden’s high levels of sick leave. The Malmo University researcher has just published ‘The Fight Over Sick Leave’, a book exploring why and when sick leave became defined as a social problem.
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Joint fight against long-term unemployment
Getting the long-term unemployed back into work is hard. You need focus, determination, the will to try new things and good cooperation between companies, job centres and education, says Denmark’s Minister of Labour Inger Støjberg. She is gathering inspiration for a new initiative against long-term unemployment.
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Study: Denmark and Norway enjoy Nordic region’s highest mobility
Denmark coined the term flexicurity, which by some has been used to describe the entire Nordic labour market model. But a new study comparing all the Nordic countries casts the Danish model in a unique light.
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New rules for long-term sick leave in Sweden
Swedish job centres face busy times as 16,000 people on long-term sick leave are transferred from the Swedish Social Insurance Agency to the Public Employment Service. From now on they should be offered individual help and advise to help them re-join working life. The move has been met with fierce criticism, forcing the government to…
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The need for a comprehensive youth policy
Labour ministers want an overview of all measures targeted at youth across all policy areas in the Nordic countries.
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Tailored and targeted measures to help young Danes
Denmark is launching a tailored and targeted drive for 15 to 17 year-olds to get them into education or work. The Danish government plans to spend 1.25 billion Kroner (€170 million) over three years to see the plan through. But the Danish Confederation of Trade Unions says a threat to cut youth benefits is a…
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Municipal job activation in the firing line
Denmark has made municipalities solely responsible for job activation and employment projects for the unemployed in what has proved to be a very controversial reform.
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Work place health promotion – a double-edged sword
Pedometers, weight clubs, gym memberships – more and more companies invest in their employees’ health. For most the results are good. But work place health promotion can also create second-class workers, according to a new study from Umeå Universitet.
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Iceland’s crisis
The money, the assets – have they all evaporated? Once upon a time there was a tiny country – an island – far out at sea, west of Scandinavia, east of the large American continent.
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Finland’s system of “job alternation” becomes permanent
The popular Finnish system of “job alternation” will continue. The system proved so popular and efficient the government decided in September to draft a law to make it permanent.
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