Most articles on Swedish office culture gush about the lack of hierarchy, the reasonable working hours, and the absence of dog-eat-dog competition. But most newcomers soon realize it’s not (always) quite as nice as it appears. Here’s how to play Swedish office politics and win. Sweden is famous for many …read more Source:: https://www.thelocal.se/20190829/how-to-play-office-politics-in-swedenand-survive

Germany’s labour market remains robust, but is starting to feel the impact of a slowing economy, official data showed Thursday. Federal labour agency (BA) chief Detlef Scheele said in a statement that “the weak economic phase” Germany is experiencing has also left “a slight mark” on the job market amid fears of …read more Source:: […]

As temperatures remain high across Germany, we looked at whether it can ever be too hot to work or go to school. Here’s what you need to know. With temperatures upwards of 30C expected in some parts of Germany this week, it’s certainly super hot out there. And due to the fact …read more Source:: […]

Employment minister Peter Hummelgaard has confirmed plans to revoke legislation which restricted some foreign citizens’ access to the A-kasse unemployment insurance system through rules on length of residency. Introduced by the previous government at the end of last year, the so-called residency requirement (opholdskrav) means that residency in Denmark or another …read more Source:: https://www.thelocal.dk/20190826/denmark-to-scrap-residency-requirement-for-unemployment-insurance

Facing dismissal from your job is hard enough anywhere, but if you are living and working overseas, it is even tougher. Here, Geneva-based lawyer Renuka Cavadini explains what to do if you have been fired in Switzerland, or if you think you are about to be. First some good news: Swiss …read more Source:: https://www.thelocal.ch/20190826/getting-fired-in-switzerland-the-employment-laws-you-need-to-know-about

Almost one in eight people between the ages of 25 and 29 in Denmark find themselves unable to gain employment soon after completing university studies. The figure comes from 2018 Statistics Denmark data analysed by Lederne, a union for professionals in the management sector. Last year, unemployment levels for 25-29 year-olds with …read more Source:: […]

If you’re hoping to get a job in France then you’ll need a French version of your CV, but there’s more to it than just sticking your current CV through Google translate. Translating your CV or résumé into French is one of the hurdles to overcome when you begin your …read more Source:: https://www.thelocal.fr/20190826/ten-tips-for-writing-the-perfect-french-cv

Danish companies are hiring more and more internationals. Figures from the Danish Agency for Labour Market and Recruitment (Styrelsen for Arbejdsmarked og Rekruttering, STAR) show that a total of 222,500 people with foreign citizenships were employed in Denmark during the first half of 2019, financial newspaper Børsen reports. That means the number …read more Source:: […]

The Swiss government announced on Wednesday that new rules making it compulsory for the country’s largest firms to carry out equal pay reporting will come into force on July 1st 2020. Under the new rules, Swiss firms with 100 or more employees will have to provide a gender pay gap analysis …read more Source:: https://www.thelocal.ch/20190822/large-swiss-firms-must-start-gender-pay-gap-reporting-in-2020

A total of 21 percent of Swiss employees are “very often or always” stressed at work, according to the new Swiss Health Survey 2017, published by the Federal Statistics Office. That figure is three percentage points higher than in the 2012 findings. But the rise in stress is most alarming among …read more Source:: https://www.thelocal.ch/20190820/one-in-five-swiss-employees-very-often-stressed-at-work