News about Work life

Non-Standard Employment and Unemployment Protection in Europe

A recent working paper in the context of the Horizon Europe project TransEuroWorks written by Silvia Girardi, Anna Ilsøe and Trine P. Larsen takes a closer look at how contractual flexibility shapes access to…

Grandmothers experience a significant income drop when the first grandchild arrives

When women have grandchildren, their connection to the labour market weakens – and with it their income. Grandfathers are largely spared. This is according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen and the London…

AI creates new winners and losers in the labour market

Demand for professional skills has changed significantly since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, according to a new international study.

Hearing loss: Social isolation is often the most serious handicap

A study from the University of Copenhagen points to the need to strengthen informal communities of people with hearing loss.

Economist wants to shed light on corporate waste

How is a company's waste production and recycling affected by owners, managers, employees and lenders? Professor Morten Bennedsen will investigate this in a new project supported by Independent Research Fund Denmark.

Workers with few hours – who secures their social rights?

A new special issue of European Journal of Industrial Relations edited by Trine P. Larsen and Anna Ilsøe takes a closer look at how social dialogue can improve wages and working conditions for employees working few…

The Strategic Choice of a Trade Union during the 2019 GM–UAW Strike and Member Satisfaction

In a new article in ILR Review Maite Tapia, Christian L. Ibsen et al. shows how the share of transfer workers can affect member satisfaction and voting in relation to strikes and collective agreements in local trade…

Open positions!

VOLT is currently actively recruiting two 3-year postdocs in modelling! Click HERE for more information!

Get advice and guidance from the two new PhD counsellors

Your journey towards a PhD can sometimes be challenging, and a conversation with a PhD counsellor might be a way to get new motivation and figure out new solutions. If you experience problems in your PhD process, if you…

The trade union representatives and collaboration over three decades

FAOS is conducting a major survey of union representatives' work and conditions in Denmark.

Workers, power and society - Power resource theory in contemporary capitalism

A new book edited by Jens Arnholtz and Bjarke Refslund takes a closer look at how power and power resources shape labour market policy.

Expert group proposes major reform of employment programmes

An expert group set up by the government and chaired by Professor Claus Thustrup Kreiner of CEBI recommends simplifying and de-bureaucratising Danish employment efforts.

Following in parents' educational footsteps reaps financial rewards

Lawyers, doctors and engineers who have studied in the same field as their parents have higher incomes than their colleagues, according to a new Danish study.

Work automation is being put under the microscope

Who benefits when our labour is replaced by machines or artificial intelligence? Nicolai Waldstrøm will explore this. He is backed by a postdoc grant from the Carlsberg Foundation.

Driving the EU working conditions directive: social partner reactivity and the limits to commission entrepreneurship

In a new article in Comparative European Politics, Mikkel Mailand analyzes how the EU directive on working conditions came about and what role the social partners played.

Helene Willadsen will present at 2nd International Conference on the Economics of Working Environment

On June 21st DISTRACT researcher Helene Willadsen will present her work on 'Using workplace surveys to understand employee concerns and well-being'

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…