Employment law

Before starting any new job, you should have an employment contract which spells out the rights you and your employer each have with regard to your working relationship. You should read through your employment contract carefully before signing it.

Hiring in the public sector is more rule-based than hiring in the private sector. This applies to the case handling, the process and the announcement. In addition, there is a requirement that the best qualified person must be hired. Therefore, you can never be overqualified in the public sector.

Be aware of the term “particularly independent position”. In practice, the terms “leading position” and “particularly independent position” often mean that you do not get overtime pay. Read more about the formal requirements for a position that does not have overtime pay.

Probationary period with short notice period can also be an advantage for the employee, so that one can quit quickly if one does not enjoy the position or the workplace.

In the private sector, the starting point is that the employer can hire whoever she wants. However, this right is limited by discrimination rules in the Working Environment Act, the Equality Act, the Discrimination Act and the Discrimination and Accessibility Act.

The possibility of hiring temporarily is limited. The main rule in Norwegian law is that the employee should be hired permanently, that is, in a continuous and indefinite employment relationship.

How about: A non-compete clause is an agreement that limits you in relation to competing businesses. It can apply both during and after the employment relationship. A typical example is an agreement point that says you cannot work for a competing business for 6 months after leaving.

Check what you should pay attention to before you sign an agreement. We can help you.

What is included in my salary and how is it adjusted? In addition to salary, the employee is entitled to overtime pay when she is required to work overtime, unless employees have a "leading" or "particularly independent position" where they do not receive overtime pay.

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Overtime that is worked on business trips abroad shall be included in the overtime account and shall be compensated according to the usual rates for such work.

Be aware of the term “particularly independent position”. In practice, the terms “leading position” and “particularly independent position” often mean that you do not get overtime pay. Read more about the formal requirements for a position that does not have overtime pay.

The purpose of working time regulations is to ensure that you have working hours that do not cause unnecessary health or social burdens for you or your closest family.

Who is entitled to vacation? How are vacation pay earned and what happens to the vacation pay when you quit? How much vacation can be transferred?

If an employer requires you to travel outside normal working hours to a different workplace than your usual one, is this then working time? Is it leisure time? Or is it travel time?

The purpose of working time regulations is to ensure that you have working hours that do not cause unnecessary health or social burdens for you or your closest family.

With remote work, it refers to work for the employer performed by the employee somewhere other than the traditional workplace. Remote work is voluntary for the affected employee and employer.

If an employer requires you to travel outside normal working hours to a different workplace than your usual one, is this then working time? Is it leisure time? Or is it travel time?

An employer’s management rights don’t include the right to force their employees to pay out of pocket for major travel expenses.

It is illegal to allow pregnancy or parental leave to have a negative impact on an employment relationship. The prohibition applies to all aspects of an employment relationship from hiring, working conditions and to the termination of the employment relationship.

Leave is a right you as an employee have to time-limited absence from work. The most common types of leave are related to parental responsibility and education. Leaves can be both paid and unpaid

How does unpaid parental leave affect the right to sick pay? It is such that unpaid parental leave can give the right to sick pay if certain conditions are met?

In case of illness, the doctor must always assess whether there are compelling medical reasons for a person to be completely absent from work, both for initial and subsequent sick leave.

How does unpaid parental leave affect the right to sick pay? It is such that unpaid parental leave can give the right to sick pay if certain conditions are met?

How should you combine home office with sick child, and when are you sick enough to log off?

With remote work, it refers to work for the employer performed by the employee somewhere other than the traditional workplace. Remote work is voluntary for the affected employee and employer.

Almost all businesses have intellectual property rights, be it in the form of business and corporate secrets, know-how, patents, trademarks, designs, copyrights, company (name) or domain names.

How about: A non-compete clause is an agreement that limits you in relation to competing businesses. It can apply both during and after the employment relationship. A typical example is an agreement point that says you cannot work for a competing business for 6 months after leaving.

Be aware of the term “particularly independent position”. In practice, the terms “leading position” and “particularly independent position” often mean that you do not get overtime pay. Read more about the formal requirements for a position that does not have overtime pay.

If an employer requires you to travel outside normal working hours to a different workplace than your usual one, is this then working time? Is it leisure time? Or is it travel time?

An employer’s management rights don’t include the right to force their employees to pay out of pocket for major travel expenses.

A written warning in an employment relationship is one of the tools an employer has to correct unwanted or irregular behavior from an employee.

As an employee, you have the right to report critical conditions. Hired employees also have the right to report critical conditions in the business to the hirer.

The pension reform has resulted in great flexibility in the possibilities of controlling how long you want to work. Here you get insight into the aspects you should familiarize yourself with before choosing how long you want to stay in work.

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Unless they have a valid business reason for doing so, an employer can’t read an employee’s e-mail – or any other information that’s been stored on an electronic communication device such as a mobile phone.

Two out of three of us are on social media every single day. Posts are published quickly and easily without having had any editor evaluate their content beforehand. Social media can give the impression that users are operating in their own private sphere – while the exact opposite may be true.

Almost all businesses have intellectual property rights, be it in the form of business and corporate secrets, know-how, patents, trademarks, designs, copyrights, company (name) or domain names.

How about: A non-compete clause is an agreement that limits you in relation to competing businesses. It can apply both during and after the employment relationship. A typical example is an agreement point that says you cannot work for a competing business for 6 months after leaving.

If an employer requires you to travel outside normal working hours to a different workplace than your usual one, is this then working time? Is it leisure time? Or is it travel time?

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An employer’s management rights are often defined as the right an employer has to hire and dismiss employees as well as manage, delegate and monitor their work. This right is often described as “residual knowledge” because the competence needed to decide and lead is limited by several factors.

Layoff means that the employee is temporarily exempt from the duty to work, while the employer is temporarily exempt from the obligation to pay wages.

If there may be a strike in the Front Runner settlement or in the company, the company can issue a conditional layoff notice. What does that mean?

A written warning in an employment relationship is one of the tools an employer has to correct unwanted or irregular behavior from an employee.

Sometimes an employer chooses to remove an employee temporarily from their position (= suspend them). Many people feel this action is both upsetting and unreasonable.

Almost all businesses have intellectual property rights, be it in the form of business and corporate secrets, know-how, patents, trademarks, designs, copyrights, company (name) or domain names.

How about: A non-compete clause is an agreement that limits you in relation to competing businesses. It can apply both during and after the employment relationship. A typical example is an agreement point that says you cannot work for a competing business for 6 months after leaving.

There are clear rules for when an employer can reorganize and downsize a business.

Unless they have a valid business reason for doing so, an employer can’t read an employee’s e-mail – or any other information that’s been stored on an electronic communication device such as a mobile phone.

Two out of three of us are on social media every single day. Posts are published quickly and easily without having had any editor evaluate their content beforehand. Social media can give the impression that users are operating in their own private sphere – while the exact opposite may be true.

Bullying in the workplace can be defined as a situation where an employee is repeatedly and over time exposed to negative actions from others in the workplace.

As an employee, you have the right to report critical conditions. Hired employees also have the right to report critical conditions in the business to the hirer.

A written warning in an employment relationship is one of the tools an employer has to correct unwanted or irregular behavior from an employee.

There are clear rules for when an employer can reorganize and downsize a business.

Sometimes an employer chooses to remove an employee temporarily from their position (= suspend them). Many people feel this action is both upsetting and unreasonable.

Layoff means that the employee is temporarily exempt from the duty to work, while the employer is temporarily exempt from the obligation to pay wages.

Are you in a situation where it may be relevant to have a termination agreement? Here is an overview of concepts and components in a termination agreement.

Most people consider losing their job to be a dramatic life event. Below you’ll find useful information about the rights, processes and contracts associated with dismissal.

Termination can either be justified by circumstances that are on the company’s side, or be justified by circumstances that you as an employee are responsible for.

Leave is a right you as an employee have to time-limited absence from work. The most common types of leave are related to parental responsibility and education. Leaves can be both paid and unpaid

It is illegal to allow pregnancy or parental leave to have a negative impact on an employment relationship. The prohibition applies to all aspects of an employment relationship from hiring, working conditions and to the termination of the employment relationship.

How does unpaid parental leave affect the right to sick pay? It is such that unpaid parental leave can give the right to sick pay if certain conditions are met?

Unemployment benefits are intended to partially compensate for the loss of income you experience when you are unemployed or laid off from your job.

Can you work somewhere else during a layoff? This is a question a lot of people ask.

How about: A non-compete clause is an agreement that limits you in relation to competing businesses. It can apply both during and after the employment relationship. A typical example is an agreement point that says you cannot work for a competing business for 6 months after leaving.

It is usual that the employment relationship ends by termination from one of the parties. If the employment agreement is significantly breached by the employee, this may lead to dismissal. An employment relationship can also end by mutual agreement between the parties

Most people consider losing their job to be a dramatic life event. Below you’ll find useful information about the rights, processes and contracts associated with dismissal.

Termination can either be justified by circumstances that are on the company’s side, or be justified by circumstances that you as an employee are responsible for.

Upon termination of an employment relationship, the employee is entitled to a written certificate.

Are you in a situation where it may be relevant to have a termination agreement? Here is an overview of concepts and components in a termination agreement.

Sometimes an employer chooses to remove an employee temporarily from their position (= suspend them). Many people feel this action is both upsetting and unreasonable.

Company pension plans are collective, which means that you can’t make a separate agreement with your employer to receive higher pension benefits. This pension plan is important for your future. While you can influence your company pension plan by changing jobs and choosing a particular employer to work for, other factors are out of your control.

The pension reform has resulted in great flexibility in the possibilities of controlling how long you want to work. Here you get insight into the aspects you should familiarize yourself with before choosing how long you want to stay in work.