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Why should employees in the government sector join Tekna? Become a part of something bigger A representative ... your workplace Salary Develop new skills Member benefits 11,614 highly educated employees in the government...

Working in Norway

...targeting foreign workers seeking information about the Norwegian employment law and practical introduction to ... academia and business. We actively work to create the best possible conditions for research and innovation...

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Tekna Representative and volunteer

...representatives Tekna representatives at your workplace Tekna representatives where you live Tekna representative ... model, mentor or volunteer The elected representatives and volunteers are the very heart of Tekna. Each...

Gender gap between women and men

...women, on average, earn less than men – and that the pay gap begins already in their very first job. Tekna ... understand whether women and men are paid differently. The 2022 analysis found that: There are clear salary...

Porttrait: Working in Norway – without speaking Norwegian?

...what’s it really like being a non-Norwegian speaker at a Norwegian workplace? We turned to three of our members ... that exact experience. Connection vs. exclusion The pros are simple: there are none. It’s just a matter...

Things I wish I knew before I started working in Norway

...feel daunting at the best of times. Do I have the right skills? Will they like me? Is the coffee any good ... Starting a professional career in a new country, on the other hand, comes with another level of challenges...

Working in Norway: Don’t Say “Hello” in the Morning

...asked the following question: What is the most important unwritten rule in Norwegian workplace, which ... is based on? Readers were invited to guess the answer. The more serious suggestions: Don’t intrude on...

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Entrepreneurs T Tekna groups (workplace groups) Tekna Magasinet Tekna Ung Teknisk Ukeblad The salary calculator U ... you receive from us on My Profile. You log in with the email address you have registered with us as your...

Work-Life balance in Norway: Three things you should know

...expectations, this is what you need to know about the Norwegian work culture. Working in Norway There are a ... outside the workplace. “In my experience, Norwegian employers endeavour to create a workplace where employees...

Salary settlement

...agreements that give us the right to negotiate salaries for our members. In the government and municipal ... municipal sectors, Tekna bargains through The Federation of Norwegian Professional Associations (Akademikerne)...

Salary in Norway: 6 things you need to know

What’s the average salary in Norway? Is there such a thing as a minimum wage? Here’s what to know about ... about Norwegian wages. Working in Norway When it comes to the labour market, Norway is famous for their...

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...

Working hours

The purpose behind the working hours provisions in the law is to ensure that employees have working hours ... tips What does the Working Environment Act say about working hours? In Chapter 10 of the Working Environment...

Mobbing in the Workplace

Workplace bullying can be defined as a situation in which an employee is repeatedly and over time subjected ... actions by others in the workplace. Råd og tips Bullying is prohibited. In the Working Environment Act...

How Not to Get Burned in the Interview Hot Seat

...morning. I know no one at this workplace and know only a bit about the workplace itself. What I do know is ... is something about the job itself, as I’ve held onto the job description (more about this below). What...

First Impressions and Foreigners: Which Language Should You Speak?

...say at the front of the classroom. At my most recent course – Intercultural Communication in the Workplace ... week in Stavanger, Norway, a comment that generated the session’s most lively … integration in Norway,intercultural...

Being a union representative is very exciting

...representative, you have the opportunity to learn a lot. You learn more about the industry, the profession and ... representatives working to provide members with the best possible working conditions, a good working...

Employee Wellness in the Norwegian Work Culture

Have you heard the one about the Norwegian husband who loved his wife so much, he almost told her? Working ... faces, Norwegians and non-Norwegians alike. Why is this so? Perhaps because as silly as it is on the surface...

Remote Work

The term ‘home office’ refers to an arrangement where an employee works from their own home. The practice ... but it has become more common during and after the pandemic. Most people who work from home usually...

Changes to home office laws finally passed

The government has recently passed changes to laws regulating home office use. – Tekna’s pleased that ... Aktuelt The new changes are effective starting on July 1st, and Grøvik is satisfied that the new law...

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...

Trade unions in Norway: Four things you need to know

...unions are an important part of the Norwegian labour market. Here are the basic facts. Working in Norway ... density rate. Here, around half of the workforce are organized members. The popularity stems from its mission...

New membership record: Tekna passes 90,000

Tekna passed 90,000 members. Since the start of the new millennium, the organization has added 55,000 members ... members. Aktuelt - There’s been incredible growth in the number of technologists belonging to a trade union...

Social media and employers

...media can give the impression that users are operating in their own private sphere – while the exact opposite ... searchable. And in cases where you can be identified as the content source, your employer can see what you’ve...

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