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Our English webpages, Tekna.no/en , were improved in 2020, along with the rest of tekna.no. There was ... benefits have been translated, while at the same time work is being done to better explain trade unions’ value...

Article Aktuelt June 1 2021

The Norwegian Model: It Works

...many people want to work in Norway? A high number of foreign nationals work in Norway; a high number of ... of foreign nationals want to work in Norway. Having been a ‘permanent resident alien’ of the country for...

Article Working in Norway Sept. 10 2019

New record high for IT jobs

In the past year alone, the number of IT jobs in Tekna professions has increased by 10 percent, the highest ... highest increase since SSB statistics started in 2016. Over the course of just a few months, Tekna member...

Article Tekna Magasinet Dec. 14 2022

What Does Integration Mean to You?

You foreigners who are working in Norway are of course living in Norway; which part is easier? By ‘living’ ... ‘living’ I mean all the things you do outside of work, from shopping at the grocery store to…what, exactly...

Article Working in Norway Mar. 11 2017

International work

Union (IAE) Nordic IN IndustriAll Global Union (IGU) Support for trade unions in Kenya and Uganda Nording ... Nording ENGINEERS EUROPE We’re engaged in international work in several arenas for cooperation and knowledge...

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Want to apply for a remote job? Some tips to get you started

...job? Working in Norway That’s great! You surely have your reasons for needing or wanting to work outside ... brought about a lot of changes to everyone working in Norway, including the move for many to ‘hjemmekontor’...

Article Working in Norway Nov. 16 2020

First Impressions and Foreigners: Which Language Should You Speak?

Intercultural Communication in the Workplace – held last week in Stavanger, Norway, a comment that generated ... generated the session’s most lively … integration in Norway,intercultural communication,international workplace...

Article Working in Norway Sept. 17 2017

Working Remotely: Is it your right?

Do you consider working remotely to be your right? Working in Norway In Norway we work under the ideas ... ideas included in The Norwegian Model. Though when I’ve googled this term, it often comes up as The Nordic...

Article Working in Norway June 11 2020

Living Abroad and Leaving Your Own Behind (in Your New Country)

It’s interesting to observe how, when living in a foreign country, certain foreigners behave towards ... living in Norway. These recently arrived residents … assimilation,integration, Working in Norway It’s interesting...

Article Working in Norway Jan. 12 2016

Get started with your membership in Tekna

...who do not have a Tekna group at their place of work Salary statistics Entrepreneurs T Tekna groups (workplace ... Volunteering Have you started using your membership benefits in Tekna? Here you will find an alphabetical list of...

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Employees are getting less and less from organizational value creation

...beregningsutvalget) shows higher salary growth in Norway; yet at the same time, consumer buying power is ... A high level of activity in the Norwegian economy, a high level of profit in many companies and a huge...

Article Aktuelt Mar. 13 2023

Have you reached retirement age – but still want to keep working?

...decide for yourself how long you want to continue working. Below you’ll find the information you need to ... The pension reform has brought about adjustments in the National Insurance Plan’s (Folketrygden) life...

Article Råd og tips Feb. 1 2025

Integration: How to Move to Norway

If you’ve moved to Norway, learn something about Norway. Then tell Norwegians what you’ve learned. As ... before moving here. I was certainly no expert on the ins and outs of Norwegian life before getting off the...

Article Working in Norway Jan. 12 2018

Remote Work

...where an employee works from their own home. The practice of home office has been in place for many years ... pandemic. Most people who work from home usually combine work at home with work at their regular workplace...

Article Råd og tips Jan. 11 2024

Highly educated adults are the new trade unionists

...immigrant groups have been taken from Statistics Norway and are based on tax returns where a deduction ... have been obtained for professions in which Tekna members are working, the different groups being listed...

Article Aktuelt Sept. 10 2021

Lecture: Philosophy of Leadership

...knowledge, decisiveness, courage, in … leader,leadership,video, Working in Norway If you look up an English translation ... knowledge, decisiveness, courage, in all life situations, both in the working world and outside of it as well...

Article Working in Norway May 15 2018 Streaming

CV Writing Tips: What’s your 2020 story?

COVID story – what’s yours? Working in Norway If you’ve been working in Norway the past year, it’s very ... very likely some aspect of your work has changed: Maybe your living room has turned into your office. Maybe...

Article Working in Norway Dec. 10 2020

Making sense of cloud and edge computing

...cloud computing,edge computing,ITS,video, Working in Norway Should data from sensors, smart devices and ... data be shipped into the cloud and processed there? In an increasingly connected world, the answer may very...

Article Working in Norway Oct. 25 2018 Streaming

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

A shutout (US) is a game in which one team prevents the other from scoring any points. I teach a course ... course called ‘Living in Norway’ for people new to the country. Its main aim is that by the time they walk...

Article Working in Norway Oct. 27 2017

Strong salary growth for scientists and technologists

...after going through the yearlong pandemic, as shown in Tekna’s salary survey for 2021. Aktuelt - It’s great ... growth in average salaries for Tekna members working in the private sector in 2021. The increase in the...

Article Aktuelt Dec. 7 2021

Difference in monthly salary may exceed NOK 20.000 between Masters and Bachelors

...many years you’ll have to study? Or maybe you’re working as an engineer with a BSc and thinking about going ... statistics show that there can be a big difference in pay between having a BSc and an MSc. Information...

Article Råd og tips Jan. 4 2024

Are you (at all) interested in what you do at work?

Are you interested in what you do at work? If so, are you able to tell someone else about why you are ... are? These questions came up in connection with a course I was teaching last week, where we’d come to a...

Article Working in Norway Apr. 29 2018

Working abroad

Many of Tekna’s members choose to work abroad on a short- or long-term basis. Read the useful information ... planning on working overseas. Please note: the content of this page is targeted towards working for a Norwegian...

Article Råd og tips Oct. 8 2014

Employee Wellness in the Norwegian Work Culture

...loved his wife so much, he almost told her? Working in Norway This old joke brings a smile to many faces ... High-context vs. low-context Researchers have long been at work trying to explain and classify how businesspeople...

Article Working in Norway Apr. 15 2021

Meeting People: What do you tell them about yourself?

Question: When I meet someone new in Norway, how long should my answer be when they ask me to tell them ... issues,living in Norway,Norwegian business culture,working in norway, Working in Norway Question: When...

Article Working in Norway Dec. 27 2019