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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 ... about what … Karin Lee The Norwegian Model: It Works Den norske modellen,employee rights,living in Norway...
Article Working in Norway Sept. 10 2019 -
What is the Norwegian Model?
What is the Norwegian Model? Being a member of a trade union is an important piece of the puzzle often ... often called "The Norwegian Model" - a cooperative model that is unique to the Nordic countries. Aktuelt...
Article Aktuelt May 11 2020 -
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? Are ... 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 -
Social welfare in Norway: The nuts and bolts
Norway: The nuts and bolts What is a welfare state and how does it work? Here is an overview of the Norwegian ... Norwegian social democratic model and some of the main public services available. Working in Norway There...
Article Working in Norway Dec. 20 2022 -
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 -
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 -
Working in Norway: Don’t Say “Hello” in the Morning
...been asked the following question: What is the most important unwritten rule in Norwegian workplace, ... is based on? Readers were invited to guess the answer. The more serious suggestions: Don’t intrude on...
Article Working in Norway Dec. 6 2017 -
Joined Tekna when he didn’t get any vacation pay
For Tekna member Ali Akhtarzada from Bahrain, the path to Norway passed through IT studies in Pakistan ... Pakistan, bar work in New Zealand and a Norwegian girlfriend. Anne Grete Nordal Joined Tekna when he didn’t...
Article Råd og tips Sept. 15 2022 -
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 -
Working in Norway
...attributed to the close collaboration between industry and government, as well as the open door-policy ... employee. The Norwegian model This relationship is often described as ”The Norwegian model”. The term is...
Article Oct. 8 2014 -
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 -
This is what technologists are demanding of the new government
...demanding of the new government Tekna’s been closely following the process surrounding the new government’s ... 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 -
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 -
We’re going for more content in English
The front page of tekna.no in english Haakon Bruusgaard Tekna’s services for English-speaking members ... with the rest of tekna.no. There was a total of 31 news articles published throughout 2020. The majority...
Article Aktuelt June 1 2021 -
North Sea Decommissioning: Norway’s New Oil Adventure?
...decommissioning,Norwegian economy,Norwegian oil industry,Norwegian workplace,the norwegian model, Working in ... myself, I was easily impressed by the enormous numbers I came across when the word ‘decommissioning’ popped...
Article Working in Norway Nov. 3 2017 -
– A simple country boy from Sunnmøre
Grøvik believes that we’re facing enormous changes in the future world of work. Photo: Knut Neerland and Anne ... Grøvik was going to introduce himself to the delegates at the annual ‘R-meeting’, he called himself «a...
Article Aktuelt June 21 2021 -
Photonics enabled by Artificial intelligence, or vice versa?
...intelligence, or vice versa? Photonics is one of the cross-cutting enabling technologies, especially suitable ... implementation of photonics-based solutions in Norwegian industry can have a major impact on Norway's economic...
Article IKT-bloggen Dec. 10 2021 Streaming -
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 -
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 -
Representatives
...representatives! The year 2019 was the year of the union representatives in Tekna. The overall goal of the campaign ... for each representative in addition to promoting the importance of their work. Get better acquainted with...
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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 -
‘So Why Is Norway Rich?’: Falling Into the (Easy) Tabloid Trap
...away from the tabloids for awhile. To explain: Working and living in Norway as we do, we’re in the understandable ... Karin Lee ‘So Why Is Norway Rich?’: Falling Into the (Easy) Tabloid Trap Brexit,European Union,international...
Article Working in Norway May 12 2017 -
Here’s what you should know about a contractual early retirement pension (AFP)
...retirement pension (AFP) Are you entitled to collect the collectively bargained pension benefit called AFP ... 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 -
Working in Norway: Who’s the Boss?
...with staff responsibility given all the problems inherent in the very act of trying to control other ... large Seattle … Karin Lee Working in Norway: Who’s the Boss? Working in Norway Being a manager in Norway...
Article Working in Norway Mar. 19 2017 -
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