February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Saco":
Politics: 25 Oct 11
As the eurozone crisis continues to dominate European political business, Gunnar Wetterberg, an analyst at white collar union Saco, has stated the case for a Nordic Union and currency, to counter the threat of a euro collapse.
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Education: 8 Jun 11
For a teacher, a librarian or a dental hygienist an academic degree may turn out be less profitable than having started working straight out of school, according to a new trade union study.
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Business & Money: 2 Nov 10
The Swedish Public Employment Service has laid off 800 temporary job coaches after determining that unemployment was not as high as initially feared.
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Society: 13 Jul 10
All Swedish soldiers will in future be liable to be sent abroad on missions against their will. Any soldiers who refuse could lose their jobs, according to SVT.
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Politics: 4 May 10
Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt claims that the shadow budget presented by the left-green coalition on Monday hikes taxes for three million people and is devastating for Swedish business.
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Business & Money: 26 Jan 10
More than two out of three foreign-born residents who have been in Sweden for two years or less don’t have work, new statistics show.
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Education: 21 Jul 09
Swedish students who remain at the same institution for their entire educational career appear to earn higher salaries that those who switch universities several times, according to a new study.
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Politics: 22 Sep 08
The political opposition took aim at the Swedish government’s new budget proposal on Monday, while the document received mix reviews from labour and other organizations.
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Business & Money: 23 May 08
Single Swedish women earn more than their married and co-habiting sisters, according to a new study.
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Lifestyle: 20 Mar 08
What to do for the week: Bash eggs in Stockholm, see Kent in Malmö, or go salsa dancing in Gothenburg.
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Business & Money: 22 Nov 07
Good times ahead for engineers and occupational therapists. Not so good for librarians and others.
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Lifestyle: 5 Oct 07
A pretty unconventional family is occupying an appropriately peculiar house in a posh part of Stockholm. Charlotte West has been to snoop around the colourful Casa Cor.
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Lifestyle: 5 Oct 07
Tipping Point:Kathleen Harman is a firm subscriber to the belief that it is a dull woman who keeps a tidy house. But lack of space, time and money doesn’t stop people having aspirations for their homes, she finds.
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Society: 15 Mar 07
Swedish blue collar trade unions are losing members like never before. 2006 was the first year in which all member unions in the LO confederation experienced a net loss of members.
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National: 27 Feb 06
Sweden's powerful blue collar union movement LO now has fewer members than TCO and Saco, which represents professionals - due to changes in the employment market, says LO's boss.
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Politics: 21 Jul 05
Swedish universities are to get a big cash injection to increase the number of places they offer. The cash will go to the most popular courses, says education minister Leif Pagrotsky.
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Smörgåsbord: 24 Jan 05
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Business & Money: 23 Nov 04
The law is about to be tightened up in favour of people on sick leave. Companies don't like it one bit and are planning their purges before it takes effect. Hold back that sneeze.
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As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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