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Suomen Ekonomit Thesis Award 2024 − Submit your thesis to the competition!
Suomen Ekonomit Thesis Award is awarded for the first time this year. The Thesis Award 2024 will be given to societally significant theses and theses that reform working life. Submit your thesis by 31.12.2024!
Stay up-to-date on collective agreement negotiations
It’s once again open season for collective agreement negotiations. In this negotiation round, the focus is particularly on general salary increase – to improve purchasing power – and on improvements to develop well-being at work – for example improve remote work and the separation of work and free time.
Time tracking, should you really hate it?
Remote work has increased freedom and control of many professionals over how they manage their time. But with that freedom comes a hidden risk: forgetting to keep track of working hours.
NCBE 2024 – Nordic Championship in Business and Economics Victory for Team Probba
Team Probba secured victory at the NCBE 2024 competition, bringing the Nordic championship in business studies to Finland for the first time. The event, held in Stockholm on November 1-2, was marked by excitement and showcased high-level expertise.
Insights into Finland’s retention of internationals graduating from its universities
International students want to stay in Finland, work and contribute, but seem to have unequal opportunities when it comes to work, and leave Finland supposedly because of it. It is worth noting that there are improvements.
Increasing the employment rate to 80% requires older workers – Is age discrimination standing in the way?
Age discrimination against those over 55 is visible in unemployment statistics. Our chief economist points out that ageism is very harmful to both employment and the economy, and believes that older workers are an underutilized resource in the job market.
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Suomen Ekonomit Thesis Award is awarded for the first time this year. The Thesis Award 2024 will be given to societally significant theses and theses that reform working life. Submit your thesis by 31.12.2024!
It’s once again open season for collective agreement negotiations. In this negotiation round, the focus is particularly on general salary increase – to improve purchasing power – and on improvements to develop well-being at work – for example improve remote work and the separation of work and free time.
Remote work has increased freedom and control of many professionals over how they manage their time. But with that freedom comes a hidden risk: forgetting to keep track of working hours.
Team Probba secured victory at the NCBE 2024 competition, bringing the Nordic championship in business studies to Finland for the first time. The event, held in Stockholm on November 1-2, was marked by excitement and showcased high-level expertise.
International students want to stay in Finland, work and contribute, but seem to have unequal opportunities when it comes to work, and leave Finland supposedly because of it. It is worth noting that there are improvements.
Age discrimination against those over 55 is visible in unemployment statistics. Our chief economist points out that ageism is very harmful to both employment and the economy, and believes that older workers are an underutilized resource in the job market.