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Estonia’s Unemployment Fund Opens Trial Work Service

Estonia’s Unemployment Fund Opens Trial Work Service

From Postimees · () Estonian

Translated from Estonian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Estonia’s Unemployment Fund will introduce a trial work service in September as part of its employment-matching assistance.
  • The service will let employers assess applicants and give job seekers firsthand experience of the workplace and duties before signing a contract.

Estonia’s Unemployment Fund will begin offering a trial work service in September. The program will allow employers to assess a job seeker’s skills before hiring.

Job seekers will also be able to become familiar with the workplace, job duties and work arrangements before signing an employment contract.

Karina Leinuste, head of the fund’s counselling department, said trial work could help people make a more informed decision before starting a longer-term working relationship.

Trial work could be used to make a more informed decision before starting a longer-term cooperation.

— Karina LeinusteThe counselling department head explained the purpose of the new service.
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Originally published by Postimees in Estonian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.