Search Page

Is there a Tekna group at your workplace?

Members that don’t have a Tekna group at their workplace aren’t necessarily included in discussions regarding ... recently performed a survey among our members(norwegian only). Results show that Tekna members experience...

Looking for work?

...restructuring, layoffs or termination. Legal aid During workplace restructuring processes, your local Tekna group ... offered to members. Tekna’s local branches (in Norwegian) Professional services Tekna provide members with...

Sickness and Sick Leave

...and 2) the possibility of accommodating your workplace to your illness. If you are ill, you can get a ... doctor, company union representative and/or the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV). Timeline...

Integration: How to Move to Norway

Norway, learn something about Norway. Then tell Norwegians what you’ve learned. As often as you can. It ... was certainly no expert on the ins and outs of Norwegian life before getting off the plane at the Oslo...

How to Break My Language Barrier

...the course of a regular workday in the global workplace, several small and seemingly insignificant events ... the course of a regular workday in the global workplace, several small and seemingly insignificant events...

Working Overtime While Living Abroad

...work hours and overtime, apply on Norwegian territory. But when Norwegian employees cross the country’s borders ... rules apply; this is because if in certain caes Norwegian regulations don’t apply, the ones in the country...

What Does Integration Mean to You?

...contact with what we might loosely call ‘real Norwegians’? How much do you know about what’s going on ... workers here spend their hours when not at their workplace. It makes me think of the term integration, a...

Integration at Work: Simply the Best?

...communication issues,living in Norway,working in norway,workplace culture, Working in Norway If you’ve lived in ... This phrase could apply to the stereotypical Norwegian communication style. People here are known for...

Must secure rights for working remotely

The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprises (NHO) recently announced that the idea of working from home ... Written contracts must be established At every workplace where employees are allowed to work from home...

Is my boss allowed to read my e-mail?

...and a reasonable expectation of privacy in the workplace. However, in certain situations an employer may ... accounts – meaning accounts created outside your workplace – are not subject to employer access. If you use...

Salary and Negotiations

...the private sector have a contractual right of workplace co-determination and the right to negotiate salary ... represented by by Akademikerne (The Federation of Norwegian Professional Associations). For members without...

How pensions work in Norway

...a good idea to wrap your mind around how the Norwegian pension system works here. Your pension comes ... coming to Norway should know about pensions. Norwegian National Insurance Scheme (“Folketrygden”) For...

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

...when you get sick/injured: Egenmelding – This Norwegian word, when translated directly, means ‘own note’ ... standard form used for egenmelding, ask at your workplace about what you should do if you find yourself...

Important political breakthroughs made in spring 2021

...political breakthroughs in areas including the workplace, competency, technology and sustainability, says ... topic, including one on current challenges in the Norwegian police force. The parties that might assume governmental...

Integrating in Norway: Why you should join a volunteer board

One of the fastest ways to integrate yourself in society here is to join a volunteer ... communication,integration,living in Norway,Norwegian language,Norwegian workplace,working in norway, Working in Norway...

When Rude Isn’t Rude: Norway Scores Third Person Shutout

...the evening, these newcomers will: ‘…understand Norwegian culture, behavior … integration,intercultural ... intercultural misunderstanding,international workplace,working in norway, Working in Norway A shutout...

Working in Norway: What’s your added value?

Norway,international workplace,start-ups in Norway,the Nordic Model,the norwegian model,trade union,working ... percentage wanting to become a ‘gründer’ (the Norwegian term roughly translating to the English ‘entrepreneur’)...

The Right Way to Think About Your LinkedIn Connections

Teaching a new topic is like trying out a new recipe. While you’re enthusiastic ... communication,international workplace,job search,job seeking,LinkedIn profile,Norwegian workplace, Working in Norway...

Skype Meetings: You Can’t Run and You Can’t Hide

...out … intercultural communication,international workplace,working in norway, Working in Norway The other ... necessarily make it easier for the actual employees (Norwegian, in this course’s case) to take part in them.

Want to work in Norway? This is what you need to know

...within the European Economic Area (EEA, or EØS in Norwegian) and qualify as an employee. You do have to register ... employment There has to be an actual job offer from a Norwegian employer on the table. Your education also has...

ICT and software engineers have lowest rate of trade union membership

...technology organizations for The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO). Birgit Abrahamsen, attorney ... somewhat. Both the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) and the Norwegian Confederation of Vocational...

Is this why we all want to work in Norway?

...to work in Norway. Can the Norwegian welfare state and the strong Norwegian labor unions be a part of ... me over until I found a new job. Is it because Norwegians are just nice? Somewhere along the way, the thought...

Questions you should ask about getting a bonus at work

...of a workplace bonus plan. Keep reading to learn more about bonuses: bonus Råd og tips Workplace bonuses ... to determining bonuses as part of wages. The Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority has also stated...

Membership benefits from A-Z

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

...job and who can spend their days at their new workplace with, simply put, something to do and someone ... … intercultural communication,international workplace,living abroad, Working in Norway When going through...