According to Lars Walter, professor in ÆòÅÿë´ÞÀÌ»ç management at Gothenburg University, some countries in Europe are looking at similar Áõ»êµ¿¿ë´ÞÀÌ»ç systems to Sweden¡¯s, in terms of increasing the support for laid-off workers. But it is the close collaboration between employers and trade unions that makes the Swedish system unique, he says.
¡°You can create a security system like this in other countries ? ¿Õ½Ê¸®Æ÷ÀåÀÌ»ç not necessarily with equal involvement of unions and employers like in Sweden, but with the same characteristics,¡± Walter says.
No matter what support systems exist when changing jobs, nothing can ever ¼ºµ¿±¸ÀÌ»ç¾÷ü eliminate the stress of finding out you are no longer needed and searching for somewhere you are. But in Stockholm, Eva is looking forward to starting her new job in January. She counts her blessings that the training, À̹®µ¿Æ÷ÀåÀÌ»ç counselling and support she had from her job security council worked well for her.
¡°It was a shock to be laid off,¡± she says. ¡°But now I am ¸íÇ°·¹Çø®Ä«=¸íÇ°·¹Çø®Ä« with a better employer at a better workplace, and with more money.¡±
David is a freelance journalist in Sweden, author of "Almost ´ä·Ê¶±=´ä·ÊÇ° ´ä·Ê¶± Çà»ç¶± ±îÄ¡¶± Perfect: How Sweden Works and What We Can Learn From It?" (2019).