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...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...
Article Aktuelt June 1 2021 -
Opinions
...integral part of human resources policy . An employee’s education, competence, level of organizational ... organised workplaces based on collective rights, ensuring employee participation and cooperation at their...
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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...
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Can you work somewhere else during a layoff?
...obligations and rights are ‘frozen’; at the same time, your own obligations and rights as an employee are also ... employer: Firstly: When laid off, you have the right to apply for unemployment benefits in accordance...
Article Råd og tips May 3 2021 -
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...
Article Aktuelt Apr. 29 2021 -
Why join a trade union today?
Over 50 percent av Norwegian employees are members of a trade union. – Many people take several of the ... member-bases; at the same time, an individual employee has a stronger voice through being part of a union...
Article Råd og tips Apr. 19 2021 -
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...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 15 2021 -
Your rights when laid off or unemployed
...when do they happen? When can a company lay off employees? What am I entitled to if I’m laid off? How long ... 67 and am getting laid off? What happens to my rights to receive AFP when I’m laid off? What happens...
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Your employer’s management rights
...management rights are often defined as the right an employer has to hire and dismiss employees as well as ... as manage, delegate and monitor their work. This right is often described as “residual knowledge” because...
Article Råd og tips Mar. 2 2021 -
Dismissal in the public sector
For most employees in Norway, the rules on hiring and dismissal are regulated by the Working Environment ... Environment Act. But in the case of public sector employees, a separate law has been passed that guides hiring...
Article Råd og tips Mar. 2 2021 -
Written notice
...available to them if they wish to correct an employee’s unwanted/unregulated behavior. skriftlig advarsel ... employer that if the situation about which the employee is being informed doesn’t change or improve, he/she...
Article Råd og tips Mar. 1 2021 -
Dismissal: What are your legal rights if it happens to you?
Below you’ll find useful information about the rights, processes and contracts associated with dismissal ... An employment relationship usually ends when an employee either resigns their position or is dismissed...
Article Råd og tips Feb. 28 2021 -
Travel expenses
...employer’s management rights don’t include the right to force their employees to pay out of pocket for ... Borgarting Court of Appeal about the case involving employees at the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
Article Råd og tips Feb. 27 2021 -
Joining a board for the first time? – Here are some tips to get you started
...increasing number of companies and corporations, employees are represented on the board of directors. Being ... system of electing employee board members was made into law early in the 1970s, and employees who have been...
Article Råd og tips Feb. 25 2021 -
Social media and employers
For instance, some employers encourage their employees to stay in touch with clients via social media ... go? An employer has the right to organize, lead and monitor their employee’s work and activity within...
Article Råd og tips Feb. 24 2021 -
Probation
...the employer has the opportunity to test the employee’s adaptation to the work, professional competence ... there is a lower threshold for dismissing an employee than otherwise. And there is a shorter notice...
Article Råd og tips Feb. 23 2021 -
Questions you should ask about getting a bonus at work
...bonus plan is explained in an employee contract. This might give you the right to negotiate your own contract ... bonus plan might apply to all employees – or to only a specific employee group. If you have an individual...
Article Råd og tips Feb. 22 2021 -
Employment in the public sector
...each appointment is processed. The law on public employees – hereafter called the Civil Service Act – also ... servant law that applies to all public sector employees. The law also applies to officials wherever this...
Article Råd og tips Feb. 22 2021 -
Is my boss allowed to read my e-mail?
...reason for doing so, an employer can’t read an employee’s e-mail – or any other information that’s been ... states when and how an employer may monitor an employee’s electronic communication. It states several important...
Article Råd og tips Feb. 21 2021 -
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...
Article Working in Norway Oct. 20 2020 -
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...
Article Working in Norway June 11 2020 -
All or nothing?: Managing your e-mail inbox
...one that we follow because we want to be good employees that act responsibly on the job. After a second ... rolling and opinions flowing. Because there’s no right or wrong here, is there? And if that’s the case...
Article Working in Norway May 22 2020 -
Unemployed
Rights and assistance to unemployed or laid off members Q&A about lay-offs What is temporary lay-off ... staff off because of the coronavirus? What are your rights if you are temporarily laid off? What are the new...
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This is how you get elected as a Tekna Representative
...representatives are essential for Tekna to safeguard members' rights and interests in their working life and play an ... in what is called the "Norwegian Model" among employees, employers and the government. Being a Tekna representative...
Article May 8 2020 -
Is there a Tekna group at your workplace?
...claim a collective bargaining agreement and the right to be included in discussions that are of importance ... ensure dialogue between company management and the employees regarding important decisions at work. This is...
Article Aktuelt May 4 2020
