Posted on 02 September 2010.
An Icelandic cabinet meeting at the official presidential mansion of Bessastadir has ended and the reshuffle of the government is now official. One departing minister made his last official act to approve a Dutch application to bring old Russian fighter jets to Iceland for international war games. Read the full story
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Posted on 29 July 2010.
Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Iceland, is the highest earning politician in Iceland, according to figures calculated from last year’s tax returns. Read the full story
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Posted on 20 June 2010.
Danish bosses want a change in legislation to allow them to fire pregnant workers, a new survey reveals. Expectant women should not receive preferential treatment over other staff when it comes to getting the chop from their jobs, according to 70 percent of the managers and company chiefs interviewed in the KMPG study. Read the full story
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Posted on 26 May 2010.
A record number of Danish workplaces have been voted onto the list of the best places to be employed in Europe. Read the full story
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Posted on 22 May 2010.
A northern Swedish nursing assistant has reported her employer to the national authorities after she was apparently fired for her religious beliefs. Read the full story
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Posted on 12 May 2010.
The governing board of the Left Party in Sweden has been forced into a climb-down by delegates campaigning for a six-hour workday. Read the full story
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Posted on 27 March 2010.
Landsbanki’s board of directors has decided to advertise the position of bank president for general applicants this weekend. Read the full story
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Posted on 05 March 2010.
A campaign has been launched by the Swedish Moderate Party to highlight housekeeping as a vital issue in forthcoming elections and also to exploit potential divisions among opposition parties, notably the Left-Green alliance. Read the full story
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Posted on 13 February 2010.
According to Finns, the consulting firm Accenture is the top large company to work for in that country this year. Read the full story
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Posted on 08 February 2010.
At least nine out of every ten people to have lost their jobs in Iceland worked in the private sector. At the same time as the number of private sector jobs has decreased, the number of public sector jobs has actually gone up. Read the full story
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Iceland government shake up confirmed, Dutch war games company happy
Iceland’s ‘favourite comedy show’ saved at the last minute
Details of alleged Norwegian bomb plot revealed
Boeing Dreamliner in Iceland for testing
Northern Lights experience with Icelandair
Eidur Smari Gudjohnsen moves to Stoke City
Danish-caught pirates released on lack of evidence
Cabinet reshuffle for Icelandic government
Cairn hits Greenland gas jackpot
Iceland concert event Iceland Airwaves to attract thousands of music lovers
Thursday, Sep 2
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