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    Swedish unions want annulment of Laval judgement

    The Swedish Supreme Court must annul the judgment of the Swedish Labour Court in the Laval case! That’s what the Swedish Building Workers’ Union and the Swedish Electricians’ Union demand.

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    EU Commission critical to Swedish laws

    Sweden could be forced to change its rules on temporary employment after pressure from the European Commission. It has voiced doubts over whether Swedish laws comply with EU’s fixed-term work directive (1999:70).

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  • New convention improves marine working environments

    Shipping is the most global of all businesses. One reason for introducing a new Marine Labour Convention is to create a more even playing field for the shipping companies. Shipowners should no longer be able to save money by cutting wages or neglecting the working environment.

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    Laval case brings new Swedish law

    After a lot of to-ing and fro-ing the Swedish Parliament passed legislation on 24 March to reflect the Court of Justice of the European Union’s judgement in the much-debated Laval case.

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  • Finns want to work longer

    The debate on retirement age has been intense in Finland in recent years, and now it is really starting to take off. New research shows more and more Finns are prepared to work after the age of 63. Meanwhile the government is trying through normative means to get people to stay in work until they…

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  • Norwegian tripartite agreement on sick leave

    Norway’s government and the social partners have reached a new agreement aimed at reducing sick leave. The agreement covers the next four years and prolongs the 2001 Inclusive Workplace Agreement.

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    Norwegian tripartite agreement on sick leave

  • “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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    Joint fight against long-term unemployment

  • 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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