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The Nordic model marries growth and equality
For five years now the Nordic model has been the subject of a study which aims to establish whether the model can manage to modernise. A conference in Oslo at the end of August marked the end of REASSESS, where 80 reports and five books were presented over two intensive days.
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Everybody wants and app – but what for?
“Mobile telephone apps mean new ways of working as we’ll be able to access systems from anywhere and companies will start using mobiles more and more as a tool,” says Elin Lundström, managing director at app developer and IT company Decuria in Stockholm.
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Life after Nokia also means new opportunities
Thousands of Nokia’s former employees have been forced to rethink their futures as the company sheds jobs. In Finland many of them hope to start their own business.
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The IT revolution’s third wave
The development of smartphones is changing many people’s lives. Yet universal online access is only one part of the new IT revolution which will also have a big impact on working life. Smartphones and tablets became really powerful tools when Apple allowed anyone to develop the apps these devices run.
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How about a personal trainer – for your brain?
The Nordic Labour Journal can now add another job to the list of new occupations: ‘personal brainer’. The title holder is Finnish Reidar Wasenius. He recently made a 20 years old dream come true and opened a training centre for brains – BRIIM Center – in Helsinki.
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Unemployment can be defined away
The definition of employment and unemployment differs from country to country. A comparative historical perspective shows the political context – how the problem is presented and how its constituent parts change – steers our understanding. The standard views of employment are no longer relevant in countries like the US or France, according to social historian…
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SCB has surveyed the unemployed for 50 years
There are 4.5 million people in employment in Sweden – one million more than 50 years ago. That is one conclusion to be drawn from Statistics Sweden’s (SCB) monthly labour market figures delivered over the past 50 years. SCB’s labour surveys, known as AKU, have helped politicians, economists, journalists and other decision makers to get…
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Temporary work agencies: misfits in Nordic working life?
This year will see the implementation of the EU directive on temporary agency work which is meant to improve labour mobility and facilitate the growth in temporary work agencies. It will also lay down demands for equal treatment of permanent staff and workers recruited through temporary work agencies.
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Motherhood vs career logic rules
We’re all equal now, right? More women than ever get an education, there are new ideals for what it means to be a father and family-friendly solutions have changed the framework for how mothers’ and fathers’ adapt to work and family life.
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The future’s bright for DNA mappers
Daniel Zakrisson was always interested in genetics. Not surprising, perhaps – he’s an identical twin. He and his brother have taken part in twin studies since they were children. Now he runs a company offering to map your DNA.
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