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From golden handshake to outplacement
Martin Olesen has held leadership positions for 25 years and has both given and received outplacement support to help find new jobs after redundancy. Outplacement has become part of the HR policy in many Danish companies.
5 minutes
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Sweden’s new SAO-jobs: Two hours a week that can change young people’s future
Giving eight-graders in disadvantaged areas SAO-jobs while they still attend school, helps fight marginalisation and builds their belief in the future. The youths work two hours a week for a year and are paid around 1,000 Swedish kronor before tax. From 2026, they are also covered by a collective agreement.
11 minutes
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How Iceland helps rising numbers of young people outside the labour market
At Stendur, a vocational rehabilitation centre in Hafnarfjordur in Iceland, young people who struggle and remain outside the labour market get help. “We help them get back on their feet and to find the direction they want to take their lives in,” says managing director for Stendur, Sveindís Anna Jóhannsdóttir.
6 minutes
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NIVA: Preparing the Nordics for future work environment challenges
Workplace environment research is a growing field that is becoming increasingly specialised. That is why the need for cooperation and knowledge-sharing is greater than ever, argues NIVA director Henrik Bäckström. The Nordic education institute is now ready for a new year of courses and events.
6 minutes
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From burnt out to engaged: Håkon hopes law change will help young workers
More young people struggle with stress and pressure at work. Håkon Hægeland has been one of them. From January, Norway will tighten its requirements for the psychosocial work environment. Hægeland hopes the law change will make it easier for young workers to speak up about problems in the workplace.
10 minutes
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Denmark: Menopause should not cost women their jobs
A female labour market leader experiencing hot flushes – and with the backing of a new multi-million government grant – wants to tackle the fact that many women leave the workforce when they reach menopause. This happens because many workplaces lack both the knowledge and the courage to talk about it.
6 minutes
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The severe cost of Sweden’s record mental health sick-leave figures
Women are twice as likely as men to take sick leave due to stress-related mental ill health, especially those working in the health sector, education and care. The trend appears difficult to reverse.
11 minutes
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10 obstacles to a good psychosocial working environment
They really want to, but leaders struggle to provide a better working environment for their employees. That is the conclusion in a report from the Institute for Stress Medicine in Sweden.
5 minutes
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It is about more than safety shoes and helmets
Everyone supports a good psychosocial work environment – in theory. But there is often a gap between lofty words on the intranet and everyday life in the office. Managers have good intentions, employees hope for the best, and the outcome often lands somewhere in between good intentions and meaningless feel-good initiatives.
3 minutes