Category Archives: May 16, 2017

On Thursday, we travelled to the Karolinska Institute to attend a lecture by Dr. Alia Collin on stress in the workplace. She presented specifically on research that she conducted on women over 50. It was a very informative lecture that … Continue reading →

What to incorporate from Sweden into the American labor law system Guiomar Arbelaez The problem of the employment law in USAs is that employees have to be in charge of enforcing the law to protect themselves from unfair practices, when … Continue reading →

Today we were welcomed back to Jonkoping University to listen to a presentation from HR specialists from the Department of Forestry. Jenny and Jenny, our two presenters, gave us a detailed look at what the Department of Forestry does as … Continue reading →

We spent the whole day at Jönköping University today. We visited a forest agency which its headquarter locates at Jönköping University and listened to HR staff  introduce their work. All of us were surprised about a policy that the company … Continue reading →

Today, we went to visit the Skogsstyrelsen, a forest agency, and met with human resource people in this agency. Sweden is a country with a large amount of forest. Therefore, Skogsstyrelsen is a pretty cool and environmental-friendly agency, because it … Continue reading →

Today we had an interesting seminar at Jonkoping University with the Dept. of Forestry. The Human Resources group gave a nice presentation on HR practices and how a government agency operates its HR dept. They gave us a nice outline … Continue reading →

This morning, we slept in a bit later and met in the lobby before walking to Jönköping University to meet with a faculty member before we made our way to the Department of Forestry in Jönköping. When we got there … Continue reading →

During today’s seminar lecture, we learned about the different types of labor laws that some employers and employees have. Some include, individual law, collective labor law, working environment, and law government discrimination. These laws are in place to limit and … Continue reading →

This morning we started our day back at Jonkoping University where we met with our contact, Maria, and headed to the Forestry Department. At the Department, Maria introduced us to two women in their Human Resource office where they explained what … Continue reading →