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Egenmelding: What to do if you can’t work because you’re sick/injured

English – a definition that doesn’t make any sense on its own. A better definition that makes more sense is ... up to 3 days of absence from work when you’re ill. It is, but there are some rules to go along with this...

Highly educated adults are the new trade unionists

According to numbers from Statistics Norway, highly educated adults have the highest rate of ... immigrants than for non-immigrants in this group. It’s also lower for managers and ICT consultants than...

Slipper energy

Partner with Slipper Invoice How to use Slipper? Slipper monitors all electricity ... contracts around the clock and helps you switch whenever it’s financially beneficial. In the app, you can find...

LinkedIn Learning: Summarizing Yourself in Five (Easy*) Steps

...hasn’t taken off in Norway as it has in countries like the US and UK. Could it be that the stereotype of ... don’t want to overdo it and appear full of myself. And that makes me insecure, so it’s easier not to do anything...

Living Abroad and Leaving Your Own Behind (in Your New Country)

It’s interesting to observe how, when living in a foreign country, certain foreigners behave towards ... residents … assimilation,integration, Working in Norway It’s interesting to observe how, when living in a foreign...

Cross-Cultural Confusion: What’s Not to Love at an Interview?

Rather, it was what followed in the article that made me stop and think about how challenging it can be ... when trying to get a new job. And how challenging it is to teach, for example, English-based interview...

CV Writing: Don’t Just Be Responsible, Be Active

It happened once again – the course takers (mine) taught the course instructor (me) something new. At ... been retired, never to be put to work again. Putting it bluntly, who cares what you was responsible for at...

Mars and Venus: (Not) Talking to Strangers in Norway

...on a crowded train next to another woman her age. It was a beautiful day outside, a rare thing in November ... comment on this weather. Maybe it would lead to a conversation, and maybe it wouldn’t. But at least we’d...

Employment in the public sector

...to the qualification principle described below. It’s important that the most qualified candidate is offered ... 7) include the law’s first paragraph stating that it’s possible to make an exception for, among other things...

What you should know about severance agreements

Entering into a severance agreement is voluntary; it’s also not unusual for a severance agreement to contain ... certain conditions in order to be considered valid: It must be objectively justified, respect an agreed...

Your employer’s management rights

...employment contract places limits on management rights It follows from this that an employment contract is ... is central to ensuring employee rights as it’s normally the only written document that defines the contractual...

What you should know if you’ve been laid off

...connected to the organization (and not the employee). It's a pre-requisite that layoffs happen only when there’s ... starting any layoff process. The company must inform its employees why layoffs are necessary and which employees...

Sickness and Sick Leave

NAV eller din tillitsvalgt. Forløpet ved sykdom Anyone can be struck down by illness. If it happens to you ... over the course of a 12-month period, during which it makes no difference if the absence is 1, 2 or 3 days...

We’re going for more content in English

...published throughout 2020. The majority of membership benefits have been translated, while at the same time ... with English as their working language. That’s why it’s important to offer these members relevant and high-quality...

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Organization

The Supervisory Board is Tekna's supreme political body, and it meets every ... Supervisory Board is Tekna's supreme political body, and it meets every second year. The Executive Board is responsible...

When Your Foreign Best Isn’t Good Enough: Transferring Higher Education Across Borders

...while the educational authorities do not express it that way in the letter they send out to inform you ... while the educational authorities do not express it that way in the letter they send out to inform you...

Meeting People: What do you tell them about yourself?

...tell them about myself? Answer: It’s up to you. But it’s smart to keep it short and to the point. Foreign-born ... tell them about myself? Answer: It’s up to you. But it’s smart to keep it short and to the point. Foreign-born...

You Win Some You Lose Some: Non-Native Partners of Non-Native/Native Workers Playing the New Friendship Game

...foreign culture, it’s not always the foreign worker who struggles the most. After all, it is they who have ... foreign culture, it’s not always the foreign worker who struggles the most. After all, it is they who have...

Salary in Norway: 6 things you need to know

...know about Norwegian wages. Working in Norway When it comes to the labour market, Norway is famous for ... wages that tend to confuse new arrivals. “For some, it might take a little bit adjusting to get used to...

Five steps to landing your first dream job

...a new student or have been studying for awhile, it’s never a bad idea to start thinking about your future ... helping members find their career path. She says that it’s a smart idea to start thinking about where you’d...

Unemployment benefits and your rights

Unemployment benefits are designed to partially compensate you for loss of income when you’ve been laid ... arbeidsledig Råd og tips In order to qualify for unemployment benefits, you have to meet the following requirements:...

Networking Nerves 2: Another Tip Included

...as got several comments telling me the following: it wasn’t necessarily … Agder konferanse 2017,communication ... following: it wasn’t necessarily starting the conversation that was the problem, but rather finishing it that...

Want to apply for a remote job? Some tips to get you started

...want to keep doing it. Others have heard about working remotely and want to try it themselves. Working ... true, best to leave it out). Do focus on why you’d be a good remote worker, not why it would be good for...

Try this Twitter tip when writing your next cover letter

...something, it should, as this is the limit Twitter puts on any writer wanting to post on it. Why the low ... low number of words? It’s because hiring managers and recruiters are now reading applications on their...