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11 things you need to check before signing an employment contract

...have an employment contract which spells out the rights you and your employer each have with regard to ... According to Working Environment Act § 14-5, all employees are entitled to have a written employment contract...

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Salary and Negotiations

...employment rights and working conditions. Representatives in the private sector have a contractual right of workplace ... workplace co-determination and the right to negotiate salary terms on behalf of members. Private sector...

Whistleblowing in the Workplace

As an employee you have the right to reveal information about unethical or illegal conditions at your ... your workplace. Hired workers also have the right to report these conditions to their hiring company. varsling...

Salary in Norway: 6 things you need to know

...famous for their trade unions, favourable workers’ rights, and perhaps mostly, high salaries. Yet, there ... typically agreed upon between the employer and the employee as part of their written contract. Your wages...

Sickness and Sick Leave

...pays? After having been employed for 2 months, an employee can self-certify their own illness for a period ... calendar days (weekends are also counted). This right may be used up to 4 times over the course of a 12-month...

What are your rights when either you or your children get sick?

...who have experience in this area. Don’t forget employees who don’t have a partner or family at home. They ... preventative couples counselling. Some companies give employees paid leave when daycare centers and/or schools...

Could risk 36 months of quarantine

...anonymous due to privacy laws): Was going to fire an employee unfairly – This member had gotten a job which ... claimed that they were dissatisfied with the employee’s work performance and so wanted to let him go...

Record growth – Tekna membership passes 100,000

...about the right to be given a permanent position, increased hiring of temporary workers, rights connected ... connected with downsizing as well as the right to get overtime pay and/or equal pay. At the same time, perhaps...

How to write a freelance contract

...party’s obligations Breach of contract/Liability Rights/IPR Loyalty and Confidentiality Non-Competition ... individuals who represent these companies and have the right to commit them to this contract. All companies are...

Here’s some advice if you’re entering into a shareholders’ agreement

...connection between being a shareholder and being an employee. If this is the case, regulations on withdrawal ... loyalty, and 2) competitive restrictions apply to an employee who leaves and starts up a new employment relationship...

Get started with your membership in Tekna

The collective agreement gives our members the right to participate in discussions of key questions concerning ... concerning conditions of employment and the right to negotiate salaries. Without a collective agreement...

Hiring Discrimination

...hire anyone they’d like. At the same time, this right is somewhat restricted by anti-discrimination laws ... discrimination based on political beliefs, membership in an employee organization or age. Discrimination based on gender...

International work

...together 19 associations comprised of industrial employees in the Nordic countries of Finland, Sweden, Denmark ... achieve better working conditions and trade union rights for its members. Tekna participates in IGU by showing...

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

Tekna’s wage policy says that members must have the right to negotiate freely and that it’s best to negotiate ... by the management based on criteria including employees’ levels of competency, educational and responsibility...

Everything you need to know about salary cuts

Does an employer have the right to reduce employees’ salaries for financial reasons? Tekna’s attorneys ... claim that it’s within their mandate to reduce employees’ salaries if doing so is necessary for financial...

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Vacation rights in Norway

...holiday? Collectively agreed holiday Contractual right to additional holiday Extra week of holiday when ... income from the previous year. Most employees have a contractual right to five weeks of holiday, and in...

Choose the right type of business

...type of business is key to determining what your rights and obligations, liability, risk and taxation will ... reduces personal risk and gives you advantages as an employee, too. There are also other ways of running a business...

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

...salon I was trying in Tucson, Arizona, USA. … employee rights,international workplace,labor union,working ... a paid day off, she has to trade with another employee to get them to work for her that day and then...

Podcast: Working in Norway - A Beginner's Guide

...the beginning when I moved to Norway, that the employee can, if he wants to put his legs on the table ... the business as they are in Norway where the employees have a say in the running and in how the workplace...

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The big salary increases come when you change jobs

...hiring process. It’s also usually implied that an employee will get a pay increase when he or she changes ... skill set. There are of course also examples of employees whose salaries decreased, but this rarely happens...

International Congress: United for a just future

Global has decided to prioritize advancing workers’ rights, building union power, confronting global capital ... opportunity to contribute to the organization of employees, as well as the development of better working...

Make the Call: Five Great Questions to Ask Before Applying for a Job

...most like to see your new employee take care of and check off your list right away? How will the arrival ... arrival of your new employee make your lives easier? What would you say is the most fun or creative part of...

Non-Competition Clauses

...relationship that imposes restrictions on what an employee can do after the employment relationship has ended ... example of this is a regulation that says that the employee cannot work for companies that are in direct or...