The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, LO and PTK have reached an agreement on occupational pensions, insurance and restructuring, the organisations announced in a press release.
BusinessThe French government has announced that the country’s minimum wage will be increased by 1.6 percent. “I do not think we should underestimate this wage increase,” Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said, according to Le Figaro.
BusinessReports of violence in schools are at a record high this year, according to recent statistics. Safety representatives and teachers say the problem is growing, with students hitting and kicking staff and attacking them with knives.
SwedenA host of analysts warn that AI will outcompete entire professional groups. But so far, Sweden’s labor market seems to have weathered the technology, and some jobs are standing firm. If you are very afraid of uncertainty, there are some safe bets, says Oskar Nordström Skans, a professor of economics at Uppsala University.
TechnologyEveryone has heard about it. Many of us have thought about it. All of us feel it. A nagging worry about the future. A fear of the new. It is said that AI will take over and that we are making ourselves expendable. That we might loose our jobs to AI. But is that so? What do the statistics really say?
SwedenUnexpectedly strong employment figures for October - both in terms of job creation and unemployment - gave the dollar and US market interest rates a boost. The likelihood of another US rate hike in December is rising from already high levels.
BusinessIKEA's sales continue to decline. For the third year in a row, the furniture company’s global sales have fallen.
BusinessAt least 600,000 people demonstrated in France on Thursday. The nationwide protests over living conditions, among other issues, were largely peaceful.
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