Tag: Unemployment benefits
Most of Kela’s benefits can now be searched from OmaKela’s online service
On the Make an application page, the customer selects the benefit he is applying for and downloads the completed application form from his own device. Please note that the application must be in PDF format. When the customer submits his application through OmaKela, it does not need to be signed. The customer can submit the […]
There is strong support for the general income and social security reform of Finnish workers in the survey
This model would provide an income support system for those who are not members of the unemployment fund. The remaining 34% have a negative attitude towards this model. By Mikael Pentikäinen, CEO of Suomen Yrittäjie, the general income security system is justice. “It is wrong that income security is not available to all those who […]
US dollar firms by jobless claims data
NEW YORK, March 2 (Xinhua) — The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trade on Thursday as market participants analyzed the latest labor market data. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, rose 0.52 percent to 105.0284. In late New York trading, the euro fell to US$1.0591 from US$1.0656 in the previous […]
The US dollar rises amid economic statistics
NEW YORK, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) — The U.S. dollar rose slightly in late trade on Thursday as market participants digested the latest economic data. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, rose 0.01 percent to 104.5868. In late New York trading, the euro fell to US$1.0596 from US$1.0601 in the previous […]
The US dollar slips amid economic data
NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) — The U.S. dollar weakened in late trade on Thursday after data showed a rise in the number of U.S. jobless workers last week. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, fell 0.18 percent to 103.2330. In late New York trading, the euro was up at […]
Changes to unemployment benefits in 2023
Increases in unemployment benefits The amount of unemployment allowance and labor market support will be increased to 37.21 euros per day in 2023 (previously from 35.72 euros per day). This means an increase of about 30 euros in a four-week payment period. The additional amount and child increases will also be increased in 2023. The […]
Function: More Swedes are seeking food aid in the midst of sky-high inflation
by Patrick Ekstrand, Fu Yiming STOCKHOLM, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — As food prices continue to rise, more and more people in Sweden, a Nordic country known for its well-developed welfare system, are seeking help with daily food. Since last spring, more and more Swedes have found themselves struggling with sky-high food prices and have seen […]
What is A-Kasse in Denmark?
A-kasse is a Danish term that refers to an association of white-collar workers. The name is derived from the word arbejdskasse, which translates to “work box”. To become a member of an A-kasse, you must be employed in Denmark and pay tax in the country. A-kasse are regulated by the Danish government and are obliged […]
Finnish restaurants neglected to pay taxes by almost 20 million euros in 2017–2021
“In recent years, no so-called million-euro cases have been detected, because the signs of the cases have been detected at an early stage. However, there have been cases where there are hundreds of thousands of euros in unpaid taxes. was revealed Tarja ValsiAudit Director of the Tax Administration. From the beginning of next year, tax […]
Tax Office: Restaurant inspections reveal 19.5 million euros in unpaid taxes
In a recent inspection by the Tax Administration, 19.5 million euros in unpaid taxes from the restaurant industry have been revealed over the past five years. Out of this amount, there is 8 million euros in unpaid corporation tax. In its press release on Tuesday, the Tax Agency announced that a total of 40 million […]
A new type of restructuring protection will be introduced for people aged 55 and over
At the beginning of 2023, a new package of reorganization protection measures for laid-off workers will be introduced, which includes reorganization protection support, the right to training and longer paid job search leave. Redundant workers may apply for reorganization protection if their employment was terminated for economic or production reasons on or after 1 January […]
Finnish economists have reservations about tax cuts to curb inflation
The Coalition Party, for its part, has called for billions of euros in tax cuts. However, economists interviewed by the public broadcaster warn that cutting income taxes in an attempt to help consumers cope with an inflationary environment could be intuitively counterproductive. “When inflation is high, tax cuts can accelerate it even further,” he sums […]
In 2021, Teosto collected 70.1 million euros in music royalties
Although the COVID-19 pandemic continued to affect the music industry, the amount of royalties collected by Teosto increased by almost 7%, or about EUR 4.5 million, compared to 2020. At the same time, Teosto’s own operating expenses decreased. To 4.2%. Royalties collected from concerts, gigs and festivals increased only slightly compared to 2020, from EUR […]
Business Round-Up: The government puts the economy at risk with too much energy compensation, warns the central bank governor
Danmarks Nationalbank Governor Signe Krogstrup has warned that the government will put Denmark’s economy in great danger if it pays too much compensation to homeowners who were hit by large energy bills this winter. In a speech to Berlingske, she explained: “If compensation schemes are adopted that are not matched by public savings or higher […]
In Finland, it is said that you apply for a job every week or risk losing your benefit
Unemployed jobseekers in Finland must meet the new requirements in order to continue receiving unemployment benefits. From Monday 2 May, the jobseeker is obliged to apply for at least four jobs a month and to meet with an adviser from the Employment and Economic Development Office every two weeks. The purpose of regular meetings is […]
Rising food prices could increase famine in Finland
Food aid organizations report an increase in the number of people in need of food aid. There are 600,000–700,000 people classified as low-income in Finland. That is, those whose household income is less than 60 percent of the national average. Yle spoke recently Arja Hongisto and Pipsa Peppertwo local seniors who enjoy free chicken pasta […]
Research: Kela-sponsored psychotherapy pays for itself
A large-scale study in rehabilitative psychotherapy has found that a nationwide subsidized program would have a positive impact on labor market outcomes, such as employment and wage increases. The research project compared the experiences of those who received rehabilitative psychotherapy supplemented by Kela with those whose applications were rejected due to limited funding. "We found […]
The Finnish government announced its latest employment measures
“We have previously made decisions about measures that will increase employment by about 80,000 people.” The Ministry of Finance estimates that the latest set of measures will strengthen public finances by at least EUR 110 million and increase the number of employed by 5,100 people. The government expects to strengthen public finances by about 54 […]
The government is working to increase casual employment and student jobs
The Finnish government has outlined new measures to improve the country’s employment rate and economy. At the autumn budget session, the government set the goal of completing measures to strengthen public finances and promote employment by mid-February. The Finnish Minister of Labor spoke at a press conference on Friday Tuula Haatainen (SDP) said sustainable development […]
Etla: More than 135,000 Finns have no financial incentive to find work
The study also found that more than 136,000 people were trapped in unemployment last year, a situation where job search is not financially viable. Such situations were common, especially among recipients of earnings-related daily allowance. The trap was defined as a situation where admission to a job offer increases net income by no more than […]
Tuesday’s newspapers: MPs back to work, Covid restrictions lifted, nurses’ vaccine pass valid and online skiing lessons
Parliament will return to work after the Christmas break on Tuesday, and there is a long list of things in the parliamentary tray. Helsingin Sanomat has summary big things. The government intends to present 166 additional bills in the spring and 122 in the autumn. The HS suggests that individual laws do not cause major […]
Entrepreneurs eligible for labor market support until 28 February 2022, temporarily exempted from the waiting time requirement
The waiting period to be filled at the beginning of unemployment will also be temporarily released until the end of February. The above changes will take effect retroactively. Entrepreneurs can receive labor market support if their business has been hit by a coronavirus epidemic. Labor market support is also available retroactively from 1 January 2022 […]
Chris Hedges: The workers are on the march America’s new class war
Exploited employees across the country are rising up and taking direct action to tackle low pay and appalling working conditions. There is one last hope for the United States. It does not lie in the ballot box. It lies in union organizing and strikes by workers at Amazon, Starbucks, Uber, Lyft, John Deere, Kellogg, the […]
The government compensates companies for losses caused by limiting the coronavirus
The Finnish government has agreed to compensate companies that have suffered financial losses for restrictions related to the coronavirus through an additional budget, the Minister of Economic Affairs announced Mika Lintilä (Cen) on Friday. "Compensation for closure would apply to facilities that have been closed in accordance with official regulations or laws, such as sports […]
Friday Magazines: Call Interruptions, Middle Income Problems, and Freezing Rain
Finnish smart tire company Oura suffers from customer backlash on social media, reports Helsingin sanomat newspaper. The company’s third-generation product was released this fall, but it’s hard for customers to get their hands on. Rings have been seen on the fingers of some high-profile celebrities, creating huge demand, but that now seems to be the […]
Tax office: Wage income increased by 5% compared to 2020, Tampere sees the most
Wage income in Finland increased by more than five per cent in January-October this year compared to the corresponding period last year, according to figures published by the Tax Administration on Monday. The figures present income register data by municipality and reveal that wages increased during the review period in all six of Finland’s largest […]
50,000 support citizen proposals to extend maternity leave
A citizens’ proposal to extend the maternity leave with the father’s earmarked share has reached 50,000 signatories. It appears from borgerslur.dk. This means that politicians must now take a stand on the proposal. The proposal will concretely extend the right to unemployment benefits during maternity leave and place the new earmarking for fathers on top […]
The government will submit a proposal for an employment service of the Nordic model to Parliament
The government has submitted to Parliament a proposal for the introduction of a “Nordic model” for the provision of employment services in Finland, which would require jobseekers to submit an average of one job application per week or four per month. This could lead to the submission of around 14 million job applications per year, […]
EL is concerned: Where is the government’s plan for equality?
– You went to the polls to reduce inequality. It hasn’t really happened yet. – You have the opportunity to pursue a much more equality-creating policy with us. What’s going on? asks Mai Villadsen, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) during the Folketing’s opening debate late Thursday evening. Not surprisingly, the prime minister refutes the criticism. […]
The unit list will give young people more in SU and higher unemployment benefits
– We would like to try to turn the development for the Danish youth from being setbacks, cuts in education and everything else to a progressive response to giving young people more opportunities. With the proposal, the Unity List will remove the current lower unemployment benefit rate for new graduates. The low rate is the […]
THL finds a strong link between gambling addiction and financial assistance
The corresponding figure for other respondents was 21 percent. The social benefits provided by Kela were unemployment benefits, sickness allowance, disability pension and social assistance. The study also found that gambling problems were more common among the unemployed. Although 3 per cent of the population had gambling addiction, the number rose to 16 per cent […]
Over 100 Uber drivers have been reported to the police for social fraud
104 former Uber drivers in Denmark have been reported to the police for having received social benefits at the same time as they worked for the transport service. It writes Radio4. In 439 cases, drivers have been paid, for example, cash benefits, unemployment benefits or SU illegally. It shows a review that the radio channel […]
The electronic transfer of withholding taxes to employers already covers 500,000 employees
If the payroll administration uses the Tax Administration interface, the current withholding taxes for all employees are automatically obtained from the Tax Administration and then integrated into the payroll system. This eliminates the need to issue a tax card to the employer annually. -The tax card information interface provides a more economical and time-saving process […]
Busy parents drop off sick children
– This study shows what educators have shown for a long time, namely that parents have a really hard time being at home with their sick children. And that is why they are often sent to the day care institution, says chairman of Bupl Elisa Rimpler. The survey was conducted among 1008 parents with children […]
Monday Magazines: Income Transfers, More Help for Victims of Sexual Violence, Baby Names
Helsinki every day Helsingin sanomat newspaper writes that last year in Finland about 4.4 million people received benefits paid by Kela. This means that 80 percent of the population received some form of public financial support. This chapter recently came into discussion when Mikko Kautto, The CEO of the Finnish Center for Pensions, criticized the […]
Thursday’s papers: Covid passports, MPs’ interests, parking cuts and a travel strike
National daily newspaper Helsingin Sanomat follows Tuesday’s report on Covid passports with more details on the proposed system. According to the newspaper, the government plans to introduce the passport system in early October. It would apply to all Finns over the age of 12. According to a government proposal seen by HS, the passport system […]
Frederiksen: Lie to promise young people trouble-free working life
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) writes on Facebook that it must of course be fun to go to work. It comes after a press conference a week ago where the Prime Minister stressed that no one can opt out of working. On Facebook, the Prime Minister emphasizes that you are doing young people a disservice […]
Support parties will challenge the government on new graduates’ unemployment benefits
It is fixed on Tuesday, when the initial negotiations, the so-called settlement meetings, have begun. Here, the Unity List was the first party inside Finance Minister Nicolai Wammen (S). Together with SF, which is the second party to visit Wammen on Tuesday, the Unity List has already expressed great criticism of the government’s proposal in […]
Think tank: The government’s unemployment benefit proposal will cost students dearly
It shows a calculation from the think tank Cevea. – It shows that 60 percent of the master’s students have a job next door and thus will go considerably more down in income than what we have heard from Jakob Ellemann-Jensen or the government’s calculations, says Cevea director Asbjørn Sonne Nørgaard. The graduate rate is […]
Binding goals separate parties in agricultural plan
With its proposal, the Blue Bloc will put pressure on the government to find more money for the green transition and hopes for a quick and broad agreement. The goal of the initiative is to secure jobs in the Danish food industry, while fulfilling the climate ambitions, says the Liberal Party’s chairman, Jakob Ellemann-Jensen. – […]
Blue block requires millions for green agriculture
Now the five parties in the blue bloc have joined forces on a proposal that will once again put pressure on the government to find more money for the green transition in agriculture. The goal of the initiative is to secure jobs in the Danish food industry, while fulfilling the climate ambitions, says the Liberal […]
FACTS: Blue block climate plan for agriculture
After almost a year of negotiations on a climate plan for agriculture, the blue bloc has presented its proposal. It must ensure that agriculture gets through the green transition without costing tens of thousands of jobs. The Red Block has criticized the scheme for not having any binding goals but only objectives when it comes […]
Total blue block requires 750 million for green agriculture
In a joint written statement, the five party chairmen state that the aim of the proposal is to secure jobs in the Danish food industry while meeting climate ambitions. – The government’s proposal will cost jobs in the parts of Denmark where it is often difficult to create new ones. That is why we are […]
Blue friends criticize the Liberal Party for not clearly announcing
They expressed this after Troels Lund Poulsen had given his rapporteur’s speech, in which he promised concrete proposals from the Liberal Party on how to obtain more labor. – There are good things in the proposal, but the trees grow into the sky. For the government just closes the gap according to its own policy, […]
The number of unemployed is declining rapidly
Thanks to the Labor Office’s campaign – Get Started, about 6,000 unemployed people were given a job. The director of the Employment Office claims that the campaign exceeded expectations, and about 45% of people who found a job thanks to it were people with foreign citizenship. She also added that unemployment rates are falling rapidly. […]
Duty and whipping must bring more people to work
The focus was on newly qualified unemployed and unemployed immigrants. They need jobs so companies can get the manpower they are screaming for. And like Indiana Jones, the government has found the whip out. Both the moral and the economic. – Whether it is young recent graduates or immigrant women: We need everyone in our […]
Lower unemployment benefits should get four out of ten unemployed new graduates into jobs
The proposal for lower dimmitend unemployment benefits will, according to government calculations, mean 8800 extra in employment in 2030. Mads Lundby Hansen, chief economist at Cepos, emphasizes that the proposal for lower unemployment benefits is thus expected to reduce graduate unemployment by 40 per cent. – It can not be defended that you can go […]
Proposal: Fired persons can receive DKK 5,000 more in unemployment benefits for three months
If you lose your job, you must in future be able to receive around DKK 5,000 more in unemployment benefits in the first three months of your unemployment period than today. It is part of the government’s proposal “Denmark can do more I”, which was presented on Tuesday morning. The highest unemployment benefit rate in […]
The government will take over 4000 kroner of the newly graduated unemployment benefits
The unemployment benefit rate for newly graduated graduates is reduced to DKK 9,500 per month. Today, as a recent graduate, you can receive DKK 13,815 in unemployment benefits per month. If you have children or are over 30 years old, you are entitled to DKK 15,844, and the government will not interfere.
FACTS: More than 100,000 are ready for work – but are unemployed
* Among the group of unemployed, 89,900 are on unemployment benefits, of which 9900 of them are in activation. * 14,700 are job-ready cash benefit recipients, of which 3,500 are in activation. Source: Statistics Denmark’s figures for July. The figures have been adjusted for seasonal fluctuations.
The government will tinker with unemployment benefits in a major reform
“Denmark can do more 1” is the name of it, and with changes in unemployment benefit rates, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) and her ministers aim, among other things, to increase the labor supply. According to Ritzau’s information, a main point in the proposal is that newly educated Danes under the age of 30 without […]
Tuesday’s papers: Climate contemplation, council rejection, and golf win
The Finnish budget house will start on Tuesday with negotiations between the government’s parties. The process began in August on a proposal from the Treasury, and now politicians are chewing on it before the final version is born. There is controversy over funding for research and academia, police and unemployment benefits, but the biggest controversy […]
Business: Lower benefits will get more new graduates into jobs
– The biggest problem for Danish companies and in the Danish economy is a shortage of labor. So we support anything that can pull in that direction. – It is an abnormally high unemployment when you have just finished your education, and therefore a change in the graduate rate is a good tool to get […]
FACTS: We know this about the government’s reform proposal
Read here what we know about the scheme: * Lower graduation rate. The government will lower the new graduates’ unemployment benefit rate – the so-called graduate rate, writes TV 2 and Børsen. It is still unclear how much the government will lower the rate. Today, as a recent graduate, you can receive 13,815 in unemployment […]
FACTS: Lower graduation rate but higher deductible at SU
On Tuesday morning, the government presented a reform proposal under the name “Denmark can do more”. Here, the government proposes, among other things, to lower the unemployment benefit rate for new graduates without children by DKK 4,000 a month. In addition, a 37-hour work obligation is proposed for cash benefit recipients with integration needs. The […]
The government will lower unemployment benefits for new graduates to 9,500 a month
In the proposal, which Mette Frederiksen (S) together with Minister of Finance Nicolai Wammen (S) and Minister of Employment Peter Hummelgaard (S) will present on Tuesday, it will apparently also appear that the government wants to get about 10,000 extra people into employment. According to TV 2, there are also plans for a change in […]
Media: The government will lower unemployment benefits for new graduates
It is still unclear how much the government will lower the rate. Today, as a recent graduate, you can receive 13,815 in unemployment benefits per month. If you are a breadwinner, you are entitled to DKK 15,844. In the proposal, which Mette Frederiksen (S) together with Minister of Finance Nicolai Wammen (S) and Minister of […]
Support parties will protect the graduate rate and unemployment benefits in the Finance Act
– It is an unbelievably poor proposal that Dansk Industri comes up with. It will further damage our unemployment benefit system, which is already on its knees after many years of deterioration and erosion. And then it is also socially skewed, he says. – A Finance Act with the Unity List will not contain such […]
Pilot in evacuation aircraft: Has been a struggle to get in the air
– The logistics are the big challenge in such a task. All countries require overflight permits, and it’s not something you just call and get. – Usually you have a long time to plan such a flight, but here it should go fast. – It has been a bit of a struggle for everyone involved […]
Trade unions: Fewer unemployment benefits do not get young people into jobs faster
This is how it sounds from the unions Djøf and DM. They both have academics as members, and people with long higher education fill a lot in the figures for new graduates on unemployment benefits, according to the Ministry of Employment. – I do not agree with that argument, says Henning Thiesen, chairman of Djøf, […]
Trade unions: Employment measures are budget cuts
In fact, structural employment measures aimed at strengthening public finances are budget cuts and not alternatives to the cuts as presented, according to a report by two major Finnish trade unions and the social and health care umbrella organization SOSTE. The Confederation of Finnish Trade Unions SAK, the Central Organization of Personnel STTK and SOSTE […]
350 people lost benefits from the Labor Office
In the last two months, 350 people have lost their right to receive unemployment benefits from the Job Center, either temporarily or completely. These people were deprived of benefits because they refused to work without giving satisfactory explanations. The director of the Employment Agency says companies notify the Office if unemployment benefit recipients are not […]
Friday Magazines: Graduation Celebrations, Sagittarius Income Cut, Big Ship and Basketball Debut
Finland is full of graduation celebrations in late May and early June, and this year is no different. In 2020, many of these parties were canceled due to the pandemic, but this year they are largely ahead of the approximately 24,700 people who will graduate from high school this year – some changes. Helsingin sanomat […]
Right now
Journalist Otto Ekevi from Halmstad has received a repayment claim of almost SEK 45,000 from the unemployment insurance fund, according to SVT Nyheter Halland. That after earning 5,000 kronor via his channel on Youtube at the same time as he received unemployment benefits. To SVT, the head of law at Sweden’s unemployment insurance funds says […]
Weekend Round-Up 1: New travel restrictions as Denmark updates India risk to red
Several European countries report cases on the Indian COVID-19 variant B1617. Over the weekend, India hit a deep milestone of 400,000 daily infections with the new variant accounting for more than half of all cases in some areas. Now, among others, Denmark, Great Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland, Norway and Spain have tightened travel restrictions […]
SF went to battle for unemployment benefits on 1 May
On a May 1 marked by virtual speeches, SF went to battle on Saturday to strengthen the unemployment benefit scheme. – It’s time for a real equality reform, which will strengthen our social safety net and promise to educate…
SF will let homeowners pay for higher unemployment benefits
SF will specifically raise unemployment benefits by up to DKK 4,000 per month for the first three months. However, this presupposes that you have been in employment two out of the last three years, and that you have been a member of an unemployment insurance fund for four years. If you have only been a […]
FACTS: The Christian Democrats want to take in 1,000 refugees a year
* Give the regions the right to tax and compensate for the bottom tax. * Give municipalities and regions the opportunity to establish short- and medium-term educations throughout Denmark. Help for well-being: * Offer couple and parent counseling. * Guarantees the woman’s right to counseling before and after any abortion. Better standards and more freedom […]
FACTS: The Christian Democrats want to lower top taxes and development aid
* Give the regions the right to tax and compensate for the bottom tax. * Give municipalities and regions the opportunity to establish short- and medium-term educations throughout Denmark. Help for well-being: * Offer couple and parent counseling. * Guarantees the woman’s right to counseling before and after any abortion. Better standards and more freedom […]
From teenage darling to dear little grandmother
Walkers came up with songs like “Little Kitty”, “Striptease!” and “Sha La La La” for an audience of very young girls. In front stood Torben Lendager as the king of curling irons with bare bird breasts, cigarette-thin thighs in tight satin and far from the world’s biggest voice. But the girls were crazy about him. […]
The parties will collide when budget talks begin on the second day
Party leaders and government ministers have arrived at the Estate House on the second day to negotiate the future of the national budget. The debate on the budgetary framework was suspended on Wednesday night and ministers said little progress had been made. "The administrative parties are quite far apart," said the Minister of Finance Matti […]
Marin’s compromise proposal on employment measures does not persuade the Center to convince
“I hope we can move forward in the negotiations and that we are ready to find solutions,” he was quoted said written by Helsingin Sanomat. Marin said YLE last night that the compromise proposal would achieve, if not even exceed, the goal of increasing the number of employees by 80,000. The proposal would, for example, […]
Thursday’s papers: Budget conflicts, exit strategy on fire
Afternoon newspaper Ilta-Sanomat is one of the magazines reporting on the government budget negotiations that began yesterday. According to the IS, the governing parties failed to reach an agreement with the prime minister yesterday Sanna Marin (SDP) demand that the proceedings be closed on Wednesday evening at around 7.30 pm. "It is absolutely outrageous that […]
Budget negotiations will focus on pandemic recovery and unemployment
The government’s partners will meet next week to determine the path of the economy caused by the pandemic over the government’s last two years. prime minister Sanna MarinThe government is expected to announce plans to improve employment and balance public finances. The government has said it wants to reverse the growth in public debt by […]
The governing parties are at odds with the priority of the next state budget
The coronavirus epidemic has increased both unemployment in Finland and government debt. While there is no disagreement between the five parties in the current left-wing federal government over the need to boost economic growth and job creation, two partners, the Center and the Swedish People’s Party, are also working to curb spending. The governing parties […]
Unemployment in February will rise by 35,000 from the previous year
The number of unemployed in Finland increased by 35,000 in February compared to the corresponding month of the previous year, according to Statistics Finland’s Labor Force Survey. The figures revealed that the total number of unemployed was 220,000, up from 185,000 in February 2020. The unemployment rate was 8.1 in February, up from 6.9 a […]
Unemployed foreigners and the growing number of infections
This week’s comments from Kári Stefánsson, CEO of Icelandic Genetics, on the Kastljós program launched a discussion about unemployed people who travel between countries to maintain their Icelandic Genetics benefits. He pointed out that the infections that are diagnosed at the border concern, inter alia, these people. Kári Stefánsson wants to increase the number of […]
From Iceland – Pressure to increase quarantine days between border screenings
The founder and CEO of deCODE Genetics, Kári Stefánsson, wants to increase the number of sick days between the first and second research at the border, Indicator reports. In addition, the obligation for foreigners to receive unemployment benefits to come to the country on a regular basis should also be abolished to confirm that they […]
Ikea France goes to trial for alleged spies on staff, customers
The French subsidiary of Swedish home furnishing giant Ikea and several of its former executives went on trial on Monday on charges that they have run a comprehensive system for illegally spying on customers, employees and job seekers. Four former Ikea France executives, former store managers, four police officers and the head of a French […]
The Finnish economy is expected to grow by 3% in 2021
Consumption is driving growth Private consumption is one of the most important factors in Finland’s economic recovery in 2021. Although it contracted in 2020 as households saved disposable income, it is expected to grow by 3.3% in 2021. Economic uncertainty has begun to fade, so consumers are forecast to start consuming again. Such expectations are […]
By new agreement: Trade unions want higher unemployment benefits
– We are pleased that the parties to the agreement agree that the suspension of unemployment benefit consumption will be extended until and including April. There are also other positive measures in the agreement, the three unions write. – But that the self-employed now get 7,000 kroner and 10,000 kroner more, respectively, while the unemployment […]
From Iceland – Geysir’s staff who have yet to hear from the owner about the future of the company
After being laid off last week, Geysir’s employees still have to hear about their future at the company or whether they will receive any unemployment benefits. This was announced by Fréttablaðið, who spoke to an employee this morning about the situation they have been left with. One week ago, all employees received a message from […]
From Iceland – Our favorite scandal of the year
Iceland, like any modern nation, always has its share of scandals. Most of us are involved with government officials as they usually have the most access to the types of resources and connections you can use. Here are the scandals of 2020 that stood out most of all. Crony Capitalism: Taxpayers Abused by Large Companies […]
Things could definitely have been better
So, what about this year? It was not very good, was it? If nothing else, it was certainly newsworthy, even though one topic over another has dominated the last 12 months: the fifth and final season of She-Ra, Princesses of Power. Or so we would hope, in our wildest dreams. It was SARS-CoV-2, better known […]
Tasks: Trump turns – has signed support package
US President Trump has now signed the corona support package that he did not want to sign for almost a week, according to American media. Over the weekend, unemployment benefits for millions of Americans ceased and their continued livelihoods were seriously threatened if Trump did not sign. In addition, the shutdown of federal and public […]
USA: Yes to new corona support package
After months of negotiations, strife and inaction, the US Congress has finally agreed on about 900 billion dollars (around 7600 billion kronor) in a Corona support package that is intended to give the economy a much-needed injection and help Americans who have lost their jobs The support package that the Republicans and Democrats in Congress […]
Help for families with children sent home is extended until April
The corona pandemic will also affect the working life of Danes on the other side of the New Year. Therefore, the government has decided to extend a number of schemes that help employees, employers and the self-employed until 31 March 2021. They were otherwise due to expire at the turn of the year. This is […]
Kela: Immigrants need twice as much income, housing support as the indigenous population
A study by the Finnish Social Insurance Institution (Kela) found that immigrants need twice as much state support as those born in Finland. According to the 2018 study on benefit payments, the state-owned benefit administrator Kela paid an average of EUR 4,676 per year to residents born abroad and an average of EUR 2,243 to […]
From Iceland – Government urged to extend unemployment insurance period
Published December 4, 2020 Reykjanesbær City Council has urged the government to temporarily extend the unemployment benefit period, RUV reports. Unemployment benefits were introduced in response to the coronavirus epidemic. Unemployment is around 22% in the municipality of Reykjanesbær due to the closure of companies, especially Keflavík Airport, due to a pandemic. Although some people […]
From Iceland – Too many disabled people on benefits, says Brynjar Níelsson
Brynjar Níelsson, MP for the Independence Party, has expressed concern about the large number of disabled people on unemployment benefits. He emphasized that despite the sympathy for people with disabilities who are completely incapacitated for work, he feels that those who can work need to take responsibility. Indicator reported this after Brynjar discussed issues in […]
Wednesday newspapers: Retirement tube, postponed parties and supersub Rantanen
The delivery page of Helsingin Sanomat lasts look the so-called “pension pipeline”, which has been reformed for some time, and Finland’s “tripartite” labor market system, which has become enraged under political and economic pressure. The idea is that if a person close to retirement age is laid off, they will receive higher, earnings-related unemployment benefits […]
Economists: Already in 2021, the state can plan on corona debt
The central government account at Danmarks Nationalbank is so full of borrowed kroner that both Nykredit, Nordea and Danske Bank expect the Minister of Finance Nicolai Wammen (S) to repay a large billion already next year. One of the major concerns when the corona crisis hit was how the state would in a short time […]
The Board is criticized for unsatisfactory control of A-tax
The state auditors criticize that the Danish Tax Agency has not been better at checking whether companies report the correct A-tax. According to the taxpayers ‘watchdog, this means that there is a risk of errors and fraud in the companies’ reporting, which can mean a loss of tax revenue. However, this does not mean that […]
Thursday’s papers: Lapland’s excursions away, Korona delays retirement, Saimaa leans towards UNESCO
Britain’s largest travel agency, TUI, announced this week that it will cancel all package tours from the UK and Ireland to Lapland between November and December. Daily Helsingin sanomat newspaper, Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä (Center) has accused Finland of delaying the finalization of a new travel policy which determines who can visit the […]
SF and the Unity List are happy to have Arne’s wife in agreement
SF is pleased that the recently concluded pension agreement also includes “Arne’s wife”, as party chairman Pia Olsen Dyhr described social workers, educators and nurses prior to the negotiations. – SF had one very clear flagship issue in particular when it came to the “Arne pension”: Arne’s wife was to join. – The nurse or […]
Union: Unemployed seniors are a stumbling block to the government’s employment targets
The enhanced unemployment benefit system offered to older workers may make it more difficult to achieve Finland’s employment target, Antti Palola, The chairman of the Finnish Trade Union Confederation (STTK) said on Wednesday. Palola referred to the so-called “pension tube” (pension tube Finnish), a system that allows older workers who become unemployed to apply for […]
