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Where Norway meets Finland, people meet in the shop
Ingrid Tapio Anti (85) has run a shop on the border all her life. “It’s better for me to sit here and make myself useful than being upstairs doing nothing,” she says.
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The skills paradox: We must learn more but don’t want to
The labour market is facing massive chances because of artificial intelligence and the green transition. At the same time, people’s desire to take further and continuing education is at a historic low, according to this year’s YS Working Life Barometer from the Norwegian Work Research Institute.
6 minutes
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Norwegian municipalities pay price for lack of working condition control in procurement
Ten Norwegian municipalities have experienced first-hand that the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority is now using its new “muscles” to tackle labour market crime.
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Sweden’s longest strike in modern times is over
After more than two and a half years, the Tesla strike in Sweden has ended. It has been called a “battle for the future” of the Nordic model.
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From uniforms in Berlin to felt bags in a Finnish village – the green transition in action
In a small village in southern Finland, used textiles are turned into new felt products that are being sold both locally and internationally. The Vilikkala company is one example of how the green transition can be a success far from the big cities. New skills emerge through the course of the work.
7 minutes
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Can a staffing agency for older people be part of the solution?
While the labour market desperately needs more people, many experienced workers remain outside it after retirement age. The Norwegian staffing agency Gammel Nok (Old Enough) says many seniors are more than happy to carry on working, provided they can do so on flexible terms with reduced working hours tailored to the workers’ preferences.
5 minutes
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Burnout among older workers costs society billions every year
Physical and mental burnout among older workers shortens working life and costs society billions of Danish kroner annually in lost productivity, shows a new report from the National Research Centre for the Working Environment (NFA) in Denmark.
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Overtime pay for part-time workers remains a difficult issue in Norway
In Norway, the question of overtime pay for part-time employees working additional hours is far from solved, unlike in Sweden and Denmark. A working group has now been given the difficult task of coming up with proposed solutions.
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The rise of trust-based leadership in the Swedish public sector
Moving from silo thinking to collaboration. Moving from standardisation to individualisation. Moving from a controlling approach to a supportive one. This is what the trust principles are based on.
6 minutes
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Iceland reduces unemployment benefit duration
Icelanders can no longer receive unemployment benefits for more than 24 months, down from 30 months. Trade unions say the government is punishing the most vulnerable in the labour market.
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