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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...
Article Råd og tips Sept. 15 2021 -
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...
Article Råd og tips Feb. 21 2021 -
‘So Why Is Norway Rich?’: Falling Into the (Easy) Tabloid Trap
Union,international workplace,journalistic standards,Norwegian workplace,the norwegian model, Working in ... article about the ongoing dispute regarding some Norwegians’ wish to either leave the EEA altogether or renegotiate...
Article Working in Norway May 12 2017 -
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...
Article Aktuelt May 4 2020 -
– A simple country boy from Sunnmøre
...who’s passionate about volunteer service, The Norwegian Model and the green shift. Aktuelt Recently, Lars ... states that he’s never forgotten the story of the Norwegian welfare state’s beginnings and growth, and that...
Article Aktuelt June 21 2021 -
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...
Article Working in Norway Jan. 12 2018 -
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...
Article Working in Norway Sept. 30 2022 -
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...
Article Feb. 17 2015 -
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...
Article Working in Norway Sept. 16 2022 -
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...
Article Working in Norway Mar. 11 2017 -
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...
Article Aktuelt Oct. 6 2021 -
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...
Article Aktuelt Aug. 18 2021 -
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.
Article Working in Norway Sept. 8 2016 -
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...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 23 2016 -
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’)...
Article Working in Norway Jan. 19 2018 -
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...
Article Working in Norway Nov. 3 2021 -
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...
Article Working in Norway Mar. 25 2017 -
Tekna members' guide to a residence permit for work in Norway
Self-employed persons For more information visit The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration Newly qualified job ... one month before the permit expires: Student, Norwegian studies for skilled workers, Additional education/work...
Article Oct. 8 2014 -
Paying It Forward: A Culture of Sharing in Business
...minutes a day to help out another individual in the workplace, not only will this change our own lives for the ... touch more wonderful place to be. Don’t speak Norwegian? Interested in developing your professional skills...
Article Working in Norway Jan. 20 2016 -
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...
Article Working in Norway Aug. 24 2016 -
Parental leave in Norway? What you should know
...can freely be divided between both parents. The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) will pay ... learn what the customary practice is at your workplace. Many employers, although not all, will pay the...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 27 2022 -
This is what technologists are demanding of the new government
...says Grøvik. He feels that a rapidly changing workplace with an ever-growing demand for employees having ... reaching Norway’s and the EU’s climate goals. The Norwegian government’s Longship Project with CO2 capture...
Article Aktuelt Oct. 6 2021 -
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...
Article Working in Norway June 9 2021 -
Record growth – Tekna membership passes 100,000
...trade union in primary organization Federation of Norwegian Professional Associations (Akademikerne), representing ... members In 2004, Tekna changed its name from the Norwegian Civil Engineers Association to Tekna. One of the...
Article Aktuelt Mar. 13 2023 -
The Norwegian Model: It Works
...rights,living in Norway,Nordic Model,Norwegian culture,Norwegian workplace,trade union, Working in Norway Why ... gives the reader a brief introduction to how the Norwegian welfare state came about during the second half...
Article Working in Norway Sept. 10 2019
