Crisis and quality of work in the Nordic employment regime

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ID6193752
AutoresT Berglund (0000-0003-3431-2064, University of Gothenburg, autor correspondente)
Ano2014
Volume24
Fascículo2
Páginas259-269
Data de publicação2014-05-04
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Review of Sociology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0390-6701 • E-ISSN: 1469-9273
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03906701.2014.933020
OpenAlexW2003399112
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8
Referências citadas18

The Nordic countries have been renowned for labour markets with high-quality jobs. The key question for the article is whether this also holds in the current financial and Eurozone crisis. Focus is on the initial years of the crisis, and indicators from the European Working Conditions Survey are used to trace changes in job quality. Physical job demands are on a lower level in the Nordic region compared to the European level. Instead, time pressure and working to tight deadlines are more common. In general, the downturn in the economy seems to have decreased the intensity in the work situation of employees. Temporary employment and job insecurity are more present in Finland and Sweden than in Denmark and Norway. Still, the Nordic employment regime is characterized by a large proportion of jobs where employees have influence and autonomy, and are rather satisfied with their job. One possible explanation for these encouraging results is the high level of unionization that has persisted through the crisis

Demographic economics · Economics · Epistemology · Labour economics · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Engineering · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Social Policy and Reform Studies