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Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2013 Membership rates of alternative unions that offer individual juridical guidance and assistance but rarely contribute to collective bargaining are increasing in Denmark.
Anna Ilsøe
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Introduction: Globalization and International Labor Solidarity. Introduction to a Theme
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2014 Is cross-national trade union cooperation and labor solidarity a forgotten item on Nordic working life researchers’ agenda? And if so, why? Is not the matter more crucial today than ever, considering the challenges from globalization?
Christer Thörnqvist
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The Association Between Part-time Employment and Social Assistance Recipiency in Norway
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2023 This article argues that part-time employment has several features of precarity tied to both institutional and individual factors. The consequences can be increased inequality, insecurity, and instability.
Bård Smedsvik
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Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2020 The Swedish public unemployment insurance program is characterized by its governance structure involving union-linked insurance funds, famously known as the Ghent system. This paper argues that the unions’ strongly entrenched interest in the provision of
Jayeon Lindellee
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Nordic Working Life Research - Continuity and Renewal
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2011 Working life research does not have clear boundaries; however its focus is quite clear: Changes in working life and how these changes affect qualifications, health, occupations, innovation, the economy, identity, social orientation and culture.
Helge Hvid +9 more
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‘Crowded out’? Immigration Surge and Residents’ Employment Outcomes in Norway
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2020 This study uses Norwegian public register data in a spatial correlation approach, and analyzes associations between regional variations in immigration and employment outcomes 2004–2015 in a cohort of adult residents (N = 1.3 million).
Jon Ivar Elstad, Kristian Heggebø
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Promotion of Self-employment: Manager Justifications for Online Labor Platform Operations
Nordic Journal of Working Life StudiesThe emergence of online labor platforms (OLPs) has raised concerns about the treatment of platform workers and the legality of OLPs’ contractual relations and control.
Jere Immonen
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Labor Market Institutions, Mobility, and Dualization in the Nordic Countries
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2013 Comparing the Nordic countries, this article examines different combinations of permanent and temporary employment protection legislation, and whether such differences are reflected in patterns of labor market transitions.
Jørgen Svalund
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Cohort Differences in Swedish Union Membership 1956–2019 and the Role of Individualization
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2022 Discussions of the role of cohort differences have long been part of academic research on union membership, with a central hypothesis being that the general decline in unionization is caused by changes toward more individualistic values in the younger ...
Erik Vestin, Patrik Vulkan
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Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2015 Debates on gender equality policy in Sweden assume that women’s labor market participation is central to gender equality and should be promoted via special initiatives and programs.
Elin Kvist, Johanna Overud
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