Monday, March 21, 2011

Which place is better to work? Denmark, Norway or Sweden

Which place is better to work? Denmark, Norway or Sweden?
In terms of salary, the standard affordable quality of living, which is which?
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Typically, from an average pay to worth ratio, Denmark is the most expensive, with Sweden the least, though Norway is only a tiny bit less expensive than Denmark so the difference would be negligible between the two. Norway has the highest pay, then Denmark, then Sweden. Denmark has the highest taxes, then Norway, then Sweden. Though they are all a lot higher than pretty much anywhere else in the world. In terms of quality of living they are all very interesting countries with a high standard of living, with Norway ranking 1st on HDI, I can't remember off the top of my head where Denmark and Sweden sit, but they are also both equally high. The countries have all consistently ranked in the best to live in, and they have all been ranked as some of the happiest places to live. I hope that puts it into a bit of perspective for you. To most people, particularly people moving there, or looking at them from the outside, the differences between the countries are very small and not as noticeable as they are overall, since all of them are so different to what most people are used to in their own countries.
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you may check: http://skeptically.org/economics/id21.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Poverty_Index
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Salary is higher in Denmark and Norway than in Sweden, though whether Denmark or Norway is higher depends on the field. As an example, you ask about Swedish pharmacist salaries in another question. A pharmacist in Norway can earn from 10000 kr (SEK) more in Norway, up to double wage for management positions. Average salaries for Danish pharmacists are similar to Norwegian, but slightly lower (following links are in Norwegian/Danish, but are the only ones I could find). http://www.farmaceutene.no/id/2072 http://www.ug.dk/job/ingenioerteknikognaturvid/medicoarb/farmaceut.aspx Taxes are complicated and based on marginal rates (the income you earn above a certain level is taxed at a higher rate than the income below that level). To simplify, your take-home pay will be the highest percentage of your earned wage in Sweden (and least in Denmark). However, you'll still generally earn a larger amount after tax in Norway. This report is very helpful in explaining cost of living in the 3 countries: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Price_levels_of_consumer_goods_and_services Denmark is ranked most expensive in Europe, but it ranks this highly due to the cost of fuel/electricity and personal transport. In all other categories (food/alcohol, public transport, consumer goods), Norway is more expensive. Sweden ranks between Luxembourg and France, with lower costs than those in furniture (no surprise) and high tech, but higher in most everything else. Denmark and Norway rank in the highest group of GDP per head, and Sweden in the 2nd group. However, all 3 rank in the highest group for price levels. http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/product_details/publication?p_product_code=KS-BE-06-002 Affordability is impossible to say without knowing your personal standard of living. If you live comfortably but economically in Norway, you will have one of the highest discretionary incomes in Europe on an average salary (but you can earn more in very high-income jobs in other countries outside of Scandinavia). The same salary in all 3 countries will afford you the highest standard of living in Sweden, but that can't be used to compare since your salary will almost always be higher in the other 2. All three countries have similar benefits. One thing to consider is that economic problems have hit Sweden the hardest. I found a few articles that said graduate pharmacists are taking lower-paying jobs as dispensers since they can't find work. Norway is lacking health care professionals, specifically pharmacists according to some news articles. This one states that pharmacies are travelling as far as Poland in search for employees to fill positions. http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/ostafjells/buskerud/1.6911196 My economic knowledge on Denmark isn't as good compared to Sweden/Norway, as I haven't lived there.

Monday, March 14, 2011

How can I purchase Work Permit from the Employers/Recruiters in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Sweden

How can I purchase Work Permit from the Employers/Recruiters in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Sweden?
Can any Employer in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovania, Sweden, Spain give me Offer Letter approved from local authorities by paying money? Then I can get Work Permit. Please help me.
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There are multiple problems with this plan: -All of these countries are in the EU, which means they are required to follow EU rules for hiring foreign workers. An employer has to submit proof that they followed protocol in hiring you. -Work permits can only be given for highly skilled work, when no EU/EEA applicants qualify for the job. In addition, most jobs require good knowledge of the local language. -Thus, if you don't have the education/experience proof to back up a highly-skilled job, an offer letter is meaningless. -A work permit is only valid for the particular job/company that is sponsoring you. This means you can't buy a permit, then find a job with another company. If you lose your job with that company, you legally have no right to stay in the country. You also have no rights in that country, like health care. -No employer will risk hiring illegally (or writing offer letters for money), when there are plenty of legal applicants. The company faces fines or worse if caught.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Help me with these questions on sweden and take away 10 points

Help me with these questions on sweden and take away 10 points?
Ok i have some homework to do.. What is the satuatory retirement age in sweden(you must retire! sorta thing?)?? What is the approx. percentage of people between 19-25 or 24 years old in sweden? Can people work beyond their retirement age in sweden?
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The statutory retirement age in Sweden is 67. You can't receive your pension before age 61 though, and most people retire at age 65. 65 is the age from which you can collect a state-guaranteed minimum pension. http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2001/03/feature/se0103186f.htm http://www.pensionsmyndigheten.se/WhenYouRetire_en.html http://www.sweden.se/eng/Home/Society/Pensions/ People currently cannot work beyond retirement age, though some people want to. Here's an article about it (through Google Translate): http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=sv&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sulf.se%2Ftemplates%2FCopyrightPage.aspx%3Fid%3D2222 You can add up the population by age to get a percentage of the total population by using the table here: http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____262460.aspx

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Sweden help?Swedens goevernment

Sweden help?Swedens goevernment?
How does the Government in Sweden work?I am very confused on how the government in sweden works and basically what kinds of branches they have and how the elections there work. Who gets elected and what the cabinet members are?Also how does their Parliament work. PLZ HELP. THANK YOUU!! how does the prime minister get elected and what do they do??
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Hey, there is this really good website that has some pretty good information most of the time. It's called Wikipedia.org I'll spoon feed you this time, and give you a good link to visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden#Modern_political_system