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How pensions work in Norway

of course. After only a year as a registered employee, you can sign into NAV and look at your earned ... good found in any enterprise with more than one employee. It requires your employer to pay a certain amount...

young employees have steep curves

...responsibility and generally being a developing employee has to make sense financially, this generates ... per cent. For our members this is very poor, so employees need to consider whether a higher salary will...

Don’t even think about doing any of these seven things during a salary negotiation

...certain steps you should take to move over to «the right side.» The average salary gives you a good indication ... give you information about company salaries for employees who have similar education levels and experience...

Social welfare in Norway: The nuts and bolts

...each year”, Synne Lüthcke Lied explains. As an employee, your workplace covers your sick pay for the first ... union can guide you in the right direction, both in terms of applying for the right benefits and re-applying...

2022: Good news: Increased tax deductions for your Tekna dues!

Aktuelt "This increase strengthens organized employees’ personal finances and makes it easier for them ... having a union backing you up that looks after your rights in the workplace. It pays to be a Tekna member...

What if the interviewer asks you to talk about your weaknesses?

...employer asks you to talk about your weaknesses as an employee: How do you answer them? Consultant Jon Fredrik ... opportunity to show the employer that you’re the right person for the job. – A lot of job seekers ask themselves...

A moderate salary development in 2023

...the impact of the employer's tax, which affects employees with a salary above 850,000 Norwegian kroner, ... companies at the expense of employees. "If companies are doing well, employees should get their fair share...

New Report: Possible competence gap in offshore wind

...compared to the current offering. – The access to the right expertise is one of the bottlenecks for the industry ... 2035, there is an expectation that the number of employees with master's degrees, bachelor's degrees, and...

Salary settlement

Tekna has agreements that give us the right to negotiate salaries for our members. In the government ... Norwegian). Important dates for public sector employees Dates for 2026 coming soon. The annual settlement...

We’re going for more content in English

...laid off or unemployed as well as promoting their rights. Professional networks has also been highlighted ... working life through close collaboration among employees, employers and politicians. But we’re now seeing...

Some tips for starting your own business

...because the contract hasn’t been fulfilled in the right way. We recommend the following with regard to contractual ... required by law for all employers and secures employees if they get work injuries that are caused by a...

Employment in the public sector

...each appointment is processed. The law on public employees – hereafter called the Civil Servants Act – also ... servant law that applies to all public sector employees. The law also applies to officials wherever this...

The Norwegian Model: It Works

...to think about what … Den norske modellen,employee rights,living in Norway,Nordic Model,Norwegian culture ... and wealth? My eyes opened to the fact that the rights I enjoyed had been — at times bitterly — fought...

Employee Wellness in the Norwegian Work Culture

...would actively promote meeting places where their employees – Norwegian and non-Norwegian alike – would get ... relationships among the employees. Although as the following example shows, sometimes employee closeness can grow...

Tips to help you get ready for your next salary review

...anxiety about being paid too little can damage an employee’s self-image over time. If you’re anxious about ... review meeting with their boss is perhaps what employees dread most at work. It feels very personal. You’re...

Porttrait: Working in Norway – without speaking Norwegian?

English as their official working language, but employees still benefit from Norwegian skills for social ... Norwegian language learning opportunities for employees. "Inevitably, mastering the local language is...

Here’s what you should know about a contractual early retirement pension (AFP)

...covered, there’s no guarantee that you’ll have the right to collect it, whether you work in the private or ... covered, there’s no guarantee that you’ll have the right to collect it. This is because there are AFP qualification...

Membership benefits from A-Z

...leave, pension questions, intellectual property rights. This help is free and available only to members ... membership includes advice from our legal team! Useful, right? The Tekna legal team can help you with issues such...

You’re not safe from attacks on your home office – and have to take this stuff seriously!

Information Security indicates that a lot of employees haven’t gotten any training at their workplace ... software up-to-date. And can you avoid having admin-rights on your regular user devices? Haugsbø says that...

Changing jobs makes sense

...to get the right person in the right position. Employers are willing to pay to get the right skills in ... employers are prepared to go the extra mile to get the right person. Skills and experience are important, but...

Highly educated adults are the new trade unionists

...adults are most often members of a trade union: «Employees with advanced degrees are most often organized ... Immigrants have a lower degree of organization than employees having a non-immigrant background.» According...

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

...qualify as an employee. You do have to register, but you can come to Norway and start working right away, he ... apply for a residence permit on behalf of their employees. A lot of people choose to apply this way, says...

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 ... components is the flat work structure enjoyed by the employees in not only the public sector but also the private...