February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Burnout":
Lifestyle: 18 Nov 11
While learning Swedish is a common hurdle for immigrants of all stripes, US-native and parent Rebecca Ahlfeldt reflects on how differing definitions of foul language can pose a special challenge for the ex-pat parents of small children.
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Business & Money: 29 Apr 08
High-tech gyms, free breakfasts, and programmes to help people lose weight or stop smoking: modern Swedish companies pamper their employees in a bid to combat one of Europe's highest absenteeism rates, writes AFP's Delphine Touitou.
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Society: 14 Aug 07
People with serious cases of burnout will still be given sick notes by doctors, officials have said, after new guidelines caused concern among many.
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Society: 14 Aug 07
New national guidelines for sick leave have come under heavy criticism from a top government psychiatrist.
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Society: 10 Aug 07
Being granted sick leave for symptoms of 'burn out' could soon become much harder in Sweden due to new national guidelines to come into effect in October.
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National: 10 Mar 07
45 apartments were evacuated on Friday night as a fierce fire swept through a warehouse near a wooden residential building in central Örnsköldsvik.
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Science & Technology: 22 Nov 05
Swedish patients will soon be able to bypass queues for treatment by checking in to hospitals in Thailand. A new company says it can offer care in Southeast Asia at rock-bottom prices.
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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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