News about Work life

Arrangers and orchestrators: the diverging role of the state in Danish and German vocational education and training

In a new article Christian Lyhne Ibsen and Kathleen Thelen compares the role of the state in vocational education and training in Germany and Denmark.

Research on the Danish labour market can continue with new five-year grant

FAOS has received a five year research grant of DKK 34 million. This will enable the Centre to continue its research into the challenges facing the Danish labour market in the coming years.

Between coping and resistance: Migrant networks and alternative forms of collectivism

In a new article in Economic and Industrial Democracy Mark Friis Hau and Andrea Borello have taken a closer look at how migrant workers in Denmark build networks.

N. Meltem Daysal and co-author's new working paper featured on the NBER website.

Do Medical Treatments Work for Work: Evidence from Breast Cancer Patients

Hearing loss: New film shows ways to a good school and working life

A new film from the Good Social Spaces and Places research project shows that it is possible to overcome some of the social challenges that people with hearing loss face at school or at work.

Sociological research plays key role in conflict management campaign

A new campaign aims to prevent conflicts between passengers, bus drivers and ticket inspectors in public transport. The campaign draws on the latest research - and with the researcher in a rare key role.

Early Career Researcher Network

The VOLT Early Career Researcher Network meets every second Friday of the month and is a space for anyone ranging from MSc candidate to Postdoc (who work with research related to volatiles) to bring questions, concerns,…

The new political economy of public sector wage-setting in Europe

In the introduction to a special issue of European Journal of Industrial Relations Christian Lyhne Ibsen (FAOS), Donato Di Carlo and Oscar Molina argue that the public sector should play a more prominent role in…

Enforcement of labour clauses by public authorities

In a new report, Trine P. Larsen, Jens Arnholtz, and Bjarne Refslund examine the use of labour clauses in cleaning and guard services in Denmark

Script Adaptation: Understanding Continuity in Local Cooperation after Sector-Level Conflict over Teachers’ Working Time

Nana Wesley Hansen has published the article ‘Script Adaptation: Understanding Continuity in Local Cooperation after Sector-Level Conflict over Teachers’ Working Time’ in the Journal Work, Employment and Society

Do you find work using an app or an online platform?

The GIG-OSH research project is conducting a large survey and is searching for respondents among platform workers

Strong AI skills significantly raise salaries

A new study maps the value of 962 specific skills and shows that knowledge of artificial intelligence (AI) is particularly popular today. On average, AI skills increase salaries by 21 per cent.

Strong AI skills significantly raise salaries

Nyt studie kortlægger værdien af 962 konkrete færdigheder og viser, at særligt viden om kunstig intelligens (AI) i dag står i høj kurs. I gennemsnit øger AI-kompetencer aflønningen med 21 procent.

Still part of the game—corporatism and political exchanges in two small states

In a new article, Mikkel Mailand examines to what extent, how and why tripartite agreements in Denmark and the Netherlands still play a role despite weakened unions

Posted work as an extreme case of hierarchised mobility

In a new article in Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies Jens Arnholtz and Nathan Lillie explains how worker posting can cause hierarchised labour mobility

Revisiting the EU’s new mobility regime

Jens Arnholtz and Janine Leschke investigates the current status of the new EU mobility regime 20 years after the first eastward enlargement

Social dialogue in times of crisis

A special edition of the Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, edited by Bertil Rolandsson and Anna Ilsøe, examines how Nordic models respond to crises and times of uncertainty

Public sector wage bargaining and the balanced growth model: Denmark and Sweden compared

In a new article in European Journal of Industrial Relations Christian Lyhne Ibsen, Laust Høgedahl and Flemming Ibsen investigates how wage regulation is coordinated between the public and private sectors in Denmark and…

Solidarity with atypical workers? Survey evidence from the General Motors versus United Auto Workers strike in 2019

In a new article in British Journal of Industrial Relations Christian Lyhne Ibsen et al. investigates to what extent ordinary employees act in solidarity with atypical workers.

CEBI researchers to advise the government on the future labour market

The Danish government wants to reform the employment system to focus on the individual citizen. The possibilities will be mapped out by a group of experts led by Claus Thustrup Kreiner, head of CEBI. Jakob Egholt Søgaar…

Unions and precarious work: How power resources shape diverse strategies and outcomes

In a new article Trine P. Larsen and Bjarke Refslund et.al. examines how trade unions tackle precarious work by analysing three illustrative case-studies from Denmark, Germany and the UK.

A positive intergenerational workplace climate is related to better self-perceived ageing

A workplace climate that accommodates all age groups seem to have a positive impact on both younger and older employees' views on ageing and on employees' work engagement, according to new research.

It takes two to code: a comparative analysis of collective bargaining and artificial intelligencegence

In a new article Trine P. Larsen and Anna Ilsøe et al. focus on the role of collective bargaining and employee involvement in relation to algorithm management

Family growth depends on wages – and it matters whether mum or dad earns the most

Economists from Copenhagen and Oxford have found that inequality stemming from fertility can be long-lasting - and that income changes affect men and women's desire for family growth differently.