https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A quarter of journalists in southern Sweden have been made redundant in the past three years, with observers warning the workload and stress could take its toll on newspapers' quality. https://www.thelocal.se/20131023/50948 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 09:01:00 +0200 50948 Forestry giant Stora Enso plans to let another 2,500 employees go, of whom 750 work in Sweden, citing weak markets and deflating profits. https://www.thelocal.se/20130618/48566 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:59:00 +0200 48566 Volvo Cars said on Wednesday it was preparing to axe 1,000 mostly white-collar jobs as car sales in Europe have fallen to a two-decade low. https://www.thelocal.se/20130220/46308 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:14:00 +0100 46308 Swedish hygiene and forestry products company SCA (Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget) is cutting 1,500 jobs in a bid to save billions of kronor, the company revealed in Stockholm on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20121105/44240 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:10:00 +0100 44240 The Saab saga took yet another new twist on Friday when several suppliers to the carmaker warned staff of possible redundancies. https://www.thelocal.se/20110514/33768 Sat, 14 May 2011 10:51:00 +0200 33768 Companies in Sweden are using the economic crisis as an excuse to fire workers who don’t measure up, according to a new study. https://www.thelocal.se/20090528/19726 Thu, 28 May 2009 17:55:00 +0200 19726 Swedish car maker Volvo Cars announced on Thursday a freeze on salaries of all employees and slash executive pay in an attempt to avoid further redundancies. https://www.thelocal.se/20090312/18160 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:45:00 +0100 18160 Teachers are in danger of losing their jobs in roughly one third of Sweden’s 290 municipalities, a sign that the weak economy is now set to take its toll on the country’s schools. https://www.thelocal.se/20090311/18126 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:55:00 +0100 18126 More than 6,000 people in Sweden were given notice last week that they would lose their jobs, setting the stage for January redundancy announcements to reach levels roughly four times greater than a year ago. https://www.thelocal.se/20090126/17164 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:29:00 +0100 17164 A total of 14,773 people have so far been made redundant in Sweden in December, according to new figures from the public employment agency (Arbetsförmedlingen). https://www.thelocal.se/20081222/16522 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:13:00 +0100 16522 Ericsson plans to restructure its operations in the southern Swedish town of Kalmar, in a move likely to lead to redundancies. https://www.thelocal.se/20050627/1671-2 Mon, 27 Jun 2005 17:30:00 +0200 1671-2