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  1. If you make use of all the benefits, it’s almost free.

    Tahir Raheel Bin wanted to learn more about the Norwegian labour market. In Tekna, he found a professional ... advantages to being a member, and if you make use of all the discounts and benefits, it’s almost free," says Tahir...

    Article Råd og tips Oct. 12 2023

  2. – Seeing people put their feet up on the desk in front of their boss was a huge culture shock

    ...where she deals with vessels that sail all over the world. When she started this job, she was surprised ... their legs up on the desk or chewing tobacco in their mouth right in front of their boss. The employee doesn’t...

    Article Tekna Magasinet June 20 2023

  3. Podcast: Working in Norway - A Beginner's Guide

    ...a kind of cultural shock at the beginning when I moved to Norway, that the employee can, if he wants to ... to put his legs on the table or put a "snus" in front of the manager, that he can do it and he doesn't...

    Article Working in Norway May 25 2023 Podcast

  4. Intellectual Property Rights in Employment

    The starting point is that the company you work for owns the results of your paid work. But what if you ... you create something that is on the side of, or outside of what you are paid for? Or if what you have...

    Article Apr. 21 2023

  5. Social welfare in Norway: The nuts and bolts

    Here is an overview of the Norwegian social democratic model and some of the main public services available ... are several different types of welfare states in the world. Some are based on how much insurance you have...

    Article Working in Norway Dec. 20 2022

  6. Are You Working in Norway…or Wanting to Work in Norway?

    LIVE on the 13.th of December at 3PM Video: Are You Working in Norway…or Wanting to Work in Norway? FREE ... working life in Norway, and how can you understand Norwegians and their work culture? How can you go about...

    Article Working in Norway Dec. 13 2022 Streaming

  7. Intellectual property rights (IPR)

    ...enterprises have intellectual property rights, whether in the form of business secrets, know-how, patents, trademarks ... names. These rights are often established on the basis of the employees’ performance. In such cases, there...

    Article Råd og tips Oct. 31 2022

  8. Joined Tekna when he didn’t get any vacation pay

    ...located in the Persian Gulf. Pursuing education and taking different jobs led him to many places in the world ... finishing college in Bahrain, I started studying the hospitality and tourism industry there. And like...

    Article Råd og tips Sept. 15 2022

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

    Are you entitled to collect the collectively bargained pension benefit called AFP (contractual early ... with AFP today? Råd og tips It’s definitely not the case that everyone’s covered by an AFP plan. And...

    Article Råd og tips May 23 2022

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

    ...important to have a shareholders’ agreement in place at the outset. This agreement is a contract between shareholders ... shareholders that either deviates from or follows the Norwegian Companies Act. Råd og tips In Norway we have...

    Article Råd og tips Feb. 24 2022

  11. Photonics enabled by Artificial intelligence, or vice versa?

    Photonics is one of the cross-cutting enabling technologies, especially suitable for combining with other ... implementation of photonics-based solutions in Norwegian industry can have a major impact on Norway's economic...

    Article IKT-bloggen Dec. 10 2021 Streaming

  12. This is what technologists are demanding of the new government

    Tekna’s been closely following the process surrounding the new government’s formation, having both expectations ... expectations of and input for its new platform. – We expect the Støre government to deliver in areas such as increasing...

    Article Aktuelt Oct. 6 2021

  13. – A simple country boy from Sunnmøre

    Grøvik was going to introduce himself to the delegates at the annual ‘R-meeting’, he called himself «a ... passionate about volunteer service, The Norwegian Model and the green shift. Aktuelt Recently, Lars Olav...

    Article Aktuelt June 21 2021

  14. Is this why we all want to work in Norway?

    Norway. Can the Norwegian welfare state and the strong Norwegian labor unions be a part of the explanation ... resident alien’ of the country for more than 20 years, I experienced firsthand the country’s welfare state...

    Article Working in Norway June 9 2021

  15. We’re going for more content in English

    ...with the rest of tekna.no. There was a total of 31 news articles published throughout 2020. The majority ... membership benefits have been translated, while at the same time work is being done to better explain trade...

    Article Aktuelt June 1 2021

  16. Bank

    ...over time offers one of the best deals on several different mortgage products. The very best mortgage interest ... 34 years of age, and you can borrow up to 85% of the value of your home. Check how much you can save on...

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  17. Why join a trade union today?

    ...av Norwegian employees are members of a trade union. – Many people take several of the Norwegian welfare ... welfare benefits – which have all been negotiated by the union movement – for granted, declares Katrine Olsson...

    Article Råd og tips Apr. 19 2021

  18. Questions you should ask about getting a bonus at work

    ...explained in an employee contract. This might give you the right to negotiate your own contract and make sure ... contract. In many cases the employer alone decides what the bonus plan in the company personnel handbook...

    Article Råd og tips Feb. 22 2021

  19. Working Remotely: Is it your right?

    Norway In Norway we work under the ideas included in The Norwegian Model. Though when I’ve googled this ... this term, it often comes up as The Nordic Model, so it’s hard to know which of these countries really owns...

    Article Working in Norway June 11 2020

  20. What is the Norwegian Model?

    ...piece of the puzzle often called "The Norwegian Model" - a cooperative model that is unique to the Nordic ... Nordic countries. Aktuelt The Norwegian Model gives us the rules of the game for working life, showing us...

    Article Aktuelt May 11 2020

  21. This is how you get elected as a Tekna Representative

    ...role in what is called the "Norwegian Model" among employees, employers and the government. Being a Tekna ... contact with management at your workplace The ability to influence the company's plans and decisions based...

    Article May 8 2020

  22. Working and living in Norway

    ...working life in Norway, what is the "Norwegian Model" and how is the wage system in Norway? See recordings ... recordings living in Norway,Norwegian culure,seminar,Tekna Forskerne,trade union,video,working in norway...

    Article Working in Norway Oct. 15 2019 Streaming

  23. The Norwegian Model: It Works

    ‘permanent resident alien’ of the country for more than 20 years, I took a moment the other day to think about ... employee rights,living in Norway,Nordic Model,Norwegian culture,Norwegian workplace,trade union, Working in...

    Article Working in Norway Sept. 10 2019

  24. Newsletter April 2019

    Newsletter April 2019 Without trade unions, the rights that people take for granted could be lost “Low ... weakened trade unions could result in the loss of some of the rights that many people nowadays take for...

    Article Apr. 25 2019

  25. Working in Norway: What’s your added value?

    ...an entrepreneur as the only way to make it in business? “Value added: describes the enhancement a company ... company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers.” (Investopedia) Thought of...

    Article Working in Norway Jan. 19 2018