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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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 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’)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

“Why Do You Want the Job?”: Your Words Lost and Found

...page, I came across a short article written in Norwegian where the author was responding to job seekers ... skills,English language skills,international workplace,job search,job seeking, Working in Norway How...

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But It’s Not My Fault: Business E-Mail Etiquette When Your Sender Can’t Write Right

...experience of having been a foreign speaker of Norwegian for many, many years while living in the country ... go as regards e-mail etiquette in the global workplace, protecting feelings and getting important messages...

Interview Poker: The Danger of Keeping Your Cards (Too) Close to Your Chest

...communication,intercultural communication,international workplace,interview skills, Working in Norway This may be ... made in conversations I’ve had with other non-Norwegians, dividing them into the following: Where to start:...

Probation

Probation is very common in Norwegian employment contracts. The purpose of probation is to establish ... they are not happy in the position or at the workplace. Agreement on probation In the private sector...