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Good Boss Bad Boss: What Have You Had?

...own: The restaurant manager (male) … international workplace,management,management skills,working in norway ... And I’ve had a few of my own: The restaurant manager (male) who told me that one or more of us waitresses...

The bottom line: European immigrants have lowest rate of trade union membership

...below: Management positions Research and development managers Forestry and horticulture managers Aquaculture ... production managers Manufacturing managers Managers Oil and gas extraction managers Construction managers Supply...

ICT and software engineers have lowest rate of trade union membership

...below: Management positions Research and development managers Forestry and horticulture managers Aquaculture ... production managers Manufacturing managers Managers Oil and gas extraction managers Construction managers Supply...

Lars Olav Grøvik elected as Tekna’s new president

Lars Olav Grøvik was elected as Tekna’s new president at the union’s national ‘R-meeting’ ... fields of geology, management and social economics, and works as a Data Management Advisor at Equinor...

Outdated to updated?: Quick tips for CV renewal

Something like ‘Experienced engineer who is seeking a management position…’ This type of ‘what’s-in-it-for-me’ ... Use active verbs like ‘created, implemented, managed’ and numbers to show what you’ve achieved. Use...

Highly educated adults are the new trade unionists

...below: Management positions Research and development managers Forestry and horticulture managers Aquaculture ... production managers Manufacturing managers Managers Oil and gas extraction managers Construction managers Supply...

The experts’ best advice on how you should combine your home office and personal life

...of the day and night. We’ve spoken with a time management expert, family therapist and career coach: Here ... Here are their best tips on how we should manage our work and leisure time: The home office expert: Organize...

Free training courses for Tekna members

Application deadline: 20 January 2021 In English: USN: Management of Complex Systems. Start date 8 March 2021. ... January 2021 NTNU: Introduction to Logistics Management. Start date: 12 January 2021. Application deadline:...

Podcast: Working in Norway - A Beginner's Guide

...legs on the table or put a "snus" in front of the manager, that he can do it and he doesn't need to hide ... other countries. There is a short distance to top management in most cases. And it is also important to know...

Article Working in Norway May 25 2023 Podcast

Can my employer refuse to give me overtime pay?

...exceptions to the rule on overtime pay that apply to management and people in so-called particularly independent ... that recent graduates go right from school to management positions. Staalen goes on to explain that unfortunately...

The ultimate checklist for your pension

Choose a provider with low administration and management fees. If you choose a company with lower fees ... account to Kron, she’ll get a .23 percent lower management fee than the one her employer has chosen. The...

Writing a business plan

...financing Accounting and auditing Organization and management Establishment and startup Examples of business ... that of Innovation Norway. Summary Because bank managers and investors are often very busy people, your...

Women across Norway are missing out on pay rises and promotions

Parental leave harms women’s careers – many are denied promotion opportunities, lawyer says. ... have experienced negative reactions from their manager when informing them that they are expecting a child...

What is a personal pension account, and what does it mean for you?

Supervisory Authority of Norway as a mutual fund management company. They have over 20 years of experience ... and vast experience in financial advisement, management and technology. Kron offers personally adapted...

Relationships Working for You?

How do you feel about relationship? When you read that question, what probably popped into your ... … business communication,communication skills,management skills,Norwegian business culture,relationship...

Membership benefits from A-Z

Highly educated adults are the new trade unionists

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

Being a union representative is very exciting

Francis Suson Cagatin never planned to become a union representative, but he has never ... workplace. You have close contact with company management. You have the opportunity to influence the company’s...

Don’t label yourself: What did you learn on the job?

...are. They’ll say, ‘I’m a teacher’, ‘I’m a sales manager’, ‘I’m a mechanical engineer’ and the like. Been ... restaurants. What did it teach me? * conflict management, because when I got complaints from customers...

Unpaid parental leave to make it all work

“Equality does not necessarily mean splitting parental leave exactly down the middle,” says ... work after six months. I certainly wouldn’t have managed that,” she says. “I get really worked up by the...

Unpaid leave

When are you entitled to unpaid leave, and what consequences can it have for your employment, ... hinder the employer’s ability to plan operations or manage staffing in a responsible way. You are also entitled...

Can you work somewhere else during a layoff?

Can you work somewhere else while you are temporarily laid off? This is a question a lot of people ... situation it’s unclear how far your employer’s management rights stretch during the layoff period. Due...

How to avoid parental leave becoming a salary trap

Tekna lawyer’s advice on how to avoid losing salary during parental leave. Tekna’s own analysis ... account, Moldrem says. She therefore encourages managers to assess employees who have been on parental...

Social media and employers

...people have particularly independent jobs or management positions with no fixed work schedules. As a ... To avoid uncertainty among both employees and managers, our advice is to have the employer and union...

Why join a trade union today?

...table – become a trade union member When top management is going to discuss next year’s salary increases ... and tripartite cooperation among labor unions, management and government. -The rapidly changing workplace...