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Five decades on, Sweden reopens the fight over working hours

4+ hour, 33+ min ago  (1751+ words) Reduced working hours look set to become an important and disputed issue in the Swedish 2027 collective bargaining round. The Swedish working week is several hours longer than that of Denmark and Sweden, which has been the case for around 40 years....

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Why Sweden struggles with a skills gap "and what can be done?

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (221+ words) According to the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, one in four recruiting efforts fails and the reasons largely point to a mismatch between education and labour market needs. Every year, the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise performs a comprehensive mapping of the…...

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nordiclabourjournal. org > swedens-new-sao-jobs-two-hours-a-week-that-can-change-young-peoples-future

Sweden's new SAO-jobs: Two hours a week that can change young people's future

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1833+ words) 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…...

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100, 000 outsiders " this is how businesses succeed through inclusion

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1784+ words) Diversity and inclusion is about more than values. It is also good business, according to Oskar Eikeseth. He is a social economist working for EY, one of the world's biggest consultancy firms. Eikeseth has cerebral palsy. Oskar Eikeseth and Line…...

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Swedish Yalla Trappan " a model for successful labour market integration

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1779+ words) Yalla Trappan in Malm" have cracked the code " the one that shortens the path for the women who are furthest from the labour market. Working in partnership with both the public and private sectors, the organisation is now entering its…...