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Travel time is work time
...to the law, work time is defined as the time an employee is at their employer’s disposal. One of the case’s ... work shows that it consists of three parts: The employee must be working or at work The ruling specifies...
Article Råd og tips Mar. 28 2022 -
Work-Life balance in Norway: Three things you should know
...strong trade union culture present, and workers’ rights are frequently discussed both inside and outside ... employers endeavour to create a workplace where employees are included and heard. There are of course exceptions...
Article Working in Norway Dec. 20 2022 -
Reorganization and downsizing
When changes are made to a workplace that affect employees, there are several requirements that employers ... function in these processes for both you as an employee and the company itself. Among other things they...
Article Råd og tips Aug. 16 2023 -
Salary
...tips What’s included Salary is the payment an employee receives from an employer for work they’ve performed ... is comprised of a monthly gross salary x 12. An employee is also entitled to overtime pay when he/she is...
Article Råd og tips Dec. 19 2022 -
Check out these 5 points before signing a contract
...employment rights. These include workplace conflicts, termination, questions about rights and responsibilities ... reviewing members’ employment contracts. – After an employee has signed their contract, only contractual terms...
Article Aktuelt June 10 2024 -
Leading and particularly independent positions
“particularly independent” regarding specific jobs or employees. In the following article we’ll explain what the ... are for this position and what they mean for your rights. særlig uavhengig stilling,særlig uavhengig,ledende...
Article Råd og tips Aug. 15 2023 -
Changes to home office laws finally passed
Flexibility’s becoming increasingly important to many employees, states Tekna President Lars Olav Grøvik. Aktuelt ... that these regulations don’t call into question employees’ current salary and working conditions. For example...
Article Aktuelt Apr. 6 2022 -
Temporary employment
The main rule in Norwegian law is that employees should be hired on a permanent basis. This means being ... of each employment relationship. If you, as an employee, are to perform work that is normally and continuously...
Article Råd og tips May 13 2025 -
Dismissal in the public sector
For most employees in Norway, the rules on hiring and dismissal are regulated by the Working Environment ... Environment Act. But in the case of public sector employees, a separate law has been passed that guides hiring...
Article Råd og tips Mar. 2 2021 -
Hiring Discrimination
...hire anyone they’d like. At the same time, this right is somewhat restricted by anti-discrimination laws ... discrimination based on political beliefs, membership in an employee organization or age. Discrimination based on gender...
Article Råd og tips June 22 2023 -
Leave of absence
...are 1) parental leave and 2) education leave. An employee can choose to take either paid or unpaid leave ... laid off, which means that your employer has the right to put your working relationship aside for a period...
Article Råd og tips June 14 2023 -
Salary in Norway: 6 things you need to know
...famous for their trade unions, favourable workers’ rights, and perhaps mostly, high salaries. Yet, there ... typically agreed upon between the employer and the employee as part of their written contract. Your wages...
Article Working in Norway May 18 2022 -
Record growth – Tekna membership passes 100,000
...about the right to be given a permanent position, increased hiring of temporary workers, rights connected ... connected with downsizing as well as the right to get overtime pay and/or equal pay. At the same time, perhaps...
Article Aktuelt Mar. 13 2023 -
What are your rights when either you or your children get sick?
...who have experience in this area. Don’t forget employees who don’t have a partner or family at home. They ... preventative couples counselling. Some companies give employees paid leave when daycare centers and/or schools...
Article Råd og tips June 2 2023 -
Sickness and Sick Leave
...pays? After having been employed for 2 months, an employee can self-certify their own illness for a period ... calendar days (weekends are also counted). This right may be used up to 4 times over the course of a 12-month...
Article Råd og tips Sept. 15 2021 -
Here’s how Tekna can help you at your next salary negotiation
Tekna’s wage policy says that members must have the right to negotiate freely and that it’s best to negotiate ... by the management based on criteria including employees’ levels of competency, educational and responsibility...
Article Råd og tips May 3 2023 -
11 things you need to check before signing an employment contract
...have an employment contract which spells out the rights you and your employer each have with regard to ... According to Working Environment Act § 14-5, all employees are entitled to have a written employment contract...
Article Råd og tips June 17 2024 -
Whistleblowing in the Workplace
As an employee you have the right to reveal information about unethical or illegal conditions at your ... your workplace. Hired workers also have the right to report these conditions to their hiring company. varsling...
Article Råd og tips June 13 2023 -
Pregnancy and employment
...is an employer allowed to ask, and what are your rights at work during your pregnancy and maternity leave ... strongly that it’s important for employees to be aware of their rights. She says that both pregnant women...
Article Råd og tips Sept. 12 2023 -
Your right to receive sickness benefits while on unpaid parental leave
...does being on unpaid parental leave influence your right to receive sickness benefits? If you are currently ... going on unpaid parental leave will affect their right to receive sickness benefits. We tell them that...
Article Råd og tips May 11 2022 -
Could risk 36 months of quarantine
...anonymous due to privacy laws): Was going to fire an employee unfairly – This member had gotten a job which ... claimed that they were dissatisfied with the employee’s work performance and so wanted to let him go...
Article Aktuelt Apr. 29 2021 -
Podcast: Working in Norway - A Beginner's Guide
...the beginning when I moved to Norway, that the employee can, if he wants to put his legs on the table ... the business as they are in Norway where the employees have a say in the running and in how the workplace...
Article Working in Norway May 25 2023 Podcast -
How to write a freelance contract
...don’t have the same rights as a regular employee. For example, you don’t have the right to receive sickness ... work hours, etc., than you would working as an employee or consultant in a company. Your most important...
Article Råd og tips Dec. 22 2022 -
Here’s some advice if you’re entering into a shareholders’ agreement
...connection between being a shareholder and being an employee. If this is the case, regulations on withdrawal ... loyalty, and 2) competitive restrictions apply to an employee who leaves and starts up a new employment relationship...
Article Råd og tips Feb. 24 2022 -
Joined Tekna when he didn’t get any vacation pay
Norway – where’s that? When Ali (sixth from the right) studied in New Zealand, he managed a bar, where ... to want to travel anywhere now! The five-member employee group kept working, their plan being to try and...
Article Råd og tips Sept. 15 2022
Podcast