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International Congress: United for a just future

...countries participated when IndustriALL Global Union conducted its 3rd Congress mid-September. Aktuelt ... head delegate to the virtual meeting, where worker unions from all over the world met to debate and decide...

Get started with your membership in Tekna

Tekna Ung Teknisk Ukeblad The salary calculator U Union representatives V Volunteering Have you started ... down in the association’s policy documents. As a trade union, Tekna is not affiliated to any political party...

2022: Good news: Increased tax deductions for your Tekna dues!

2022 you can deduct up to NOK 5,800 of your trade union membership dues. Aktuelt "This increase strengthens ... personal finances and makes it easier for them to be a union member," says Helene Johnsen, director of Tekna’s...

Is this why we all want to work in Norway?

Norwegian welfare state and the strong Norwegian labor unions be a part of the explanation? Working in Norway ... between the country’s political parties and labor unions. Starting in the 1970s, these different sides came...

We’re going for more content in English

...same time work is being done to better explain trade unions’ value. Salary and employment conditions are ... number of newcomers to Norway choosing to join a trade union has increased. – Traditionally speaking, there’s...

Here’s how Tekna can help you at your next salary negotiation

...salary ranges and working conditions with company union representatives and Tekna groups instead of doing ... salary review? Be honest and talk about it Company union representatives guarantee good dialogue – Our representatives...

Social media and employers

...applies to information that can be described as a trade secret. While what can be classified as “secret” ... and company client lists are examples of trade secrets. A trade-off must also be made in relation to when...

Restricting companies’ rights to hire temporary employees

...does Tekna say about temporary hires? – As a trade union Tekna has supported the tightening of regulations ... rules be given? – It’s possible for an employer and union representative to sign a separate contract on expanded...

Record growth in Tekna

...speed. During ‘the Corona year’ of 2020, the trade union had a membership growth rate of 6.9 percent, ... for us as both a professional association and trade union, where we could really show our relevance. This...

Podcast: Working in Norway - A Beginner's Guide

01:21] You will learn about the role of the trade unions, salary negotiations, working hours, holidays ... [01:21 - 01:45] Hi. Hi. We both work for Tekna, a union for people who are graduates in STEM, science, technology...

Article Working in Norway May 25 2023 Podcast

Social welfare in Norway: The nuts and bolts

...being part of a trade union when you find yourself in situations like this. A trade union can guide you ... printing services and miscellaneous to the student union each year. However, there are also private university...

The Norwegian Model: It Works

Model,Norwegian culture,Norwegian workplace,trade union, Working in Norway Why do so many people want ... Norwegian trade union. Even more interesting (or peculiar, depending on your viewpoint), these union members...

Work-Life balance in Norway: Three things you should know

...is expected. In addition, there is a strong trade union culture present, and workers’ rights are frequently ... off, Synne Lüthcke Lied suggests asking your trade union or safety and health representative at work.

Geologists in second place

...different kinds of sports, says union head Erlend Hanstveit in NISO, a trade union representing professional ... Interest Committee, Emir Causevic, warns Tekna’s union representatives in the private sector not to look...

Lars Olav Grøvik elected as Tekna’s new president

Grøvik was elected as Tekna’s new president at the union’s national ‘R-meeting’ on June 13th. Grøvik succeeds ... says Grøvik. -Tekna is and will be a relevant trade union for our members, providing them with high-quality...

Joining a board for the first time? – Here are some tips to get you started

...from employees who have served on boards and from union representatives and others who have followed board ... outsourcing has raised concerns among local trade unions, who argue that this weakens professional communities...

What if the interviewer asks you to talk about your weaknesses?

Should you even give an answer? Råd og tips You’re at a job interview, and your potential ... affiliation Religion or cultural background Trade union membership Sexual orientation or cohabitation...

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Empowering International Professionals: "Through Tekna I found like-minded people"

Through Tekna’s Big Data network for data professionals, foreign workers in Norway can connect ... you get two organisations in one: we are both a trade union and a professional association. We have a wide...

So, You (Think You) Have a Bad Job?

… employee rights,international workplace,labor union,working in norway,working in the USA, Working in ... Tuesday) If she wants a paid day off, she has to trade with another employee to get them to work for her...

Salary in Norway: 6 things you need to know

...the labour market, Norway is famous for their trade unions, favourable workers’ rights, and perhaps mostly ... written legal agreements between the employers and unions that represent the employees, and are usually readily...

Working hours

The purpose behind the working hours provisions in the law is to ensure that employees ... explicitly allows it. A practical example is that a trade union may, under certain conditions, agree to different...

Working in Norway: What’s your added value?

Have we in Norway (over) enhanced becoming an entrepreneur as the only way to make it in business? ... Norway,the Nordic Model,the norwegian model,trade union,working in norway, Working in Norway Have we...

Four top-level executives in Norway: – This is how you ask for a higher salary

...with one another. In collaboration with the trade unions, we’ve agreed on the salary criteria that apply ... demand for higher salaries usually comes from the trade unions. There have been cases of «whining» where an...

– A simple country boy from Sunnmøre

...presidential candidate, because of his role as company union representative, he has also been heavily involved ... won’t be any «one-man-show»! We’ll develop the union’s members and representatives so that we’ll build...