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What is the Norwegian Model?

Being a member of a trade union is an important piece of the puzzle often called "The Norwegian Model" ... game for working life, showing us how employers, unions and government meet and speak with one another...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

Membership benefits from A-Z

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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...

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...

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...

Salaries for PhD candidates in the public sector

I mellomoppgjøret for 2019 ble det gjort endringer som har betydning for stipendiatenes ... Akademikerne and all other individuals who are not trade union members follow a different main collective agreement...

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...

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...

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...