No, the aim of the ban on labour hire in the Oslo area is not to get rid of foreign workers in Norway. Find out more here.
Erlend Angelo
Labour hire could be made illegal on construction sites: 13 answers for employees of staffing agencies
No, the aim of the ban on labour hire in the Oslo area is not to get rid of foreign workers in Norway. Find out more here.
Erlend Angelo
Labour hire could be made illegal on construction sites: 13 answers for employees of staffing agencies
Most employees in Norway will soon have their wages increased. Here you can read a brief explanation of the collective bargaining process.
Emmie Olivia Kristiansen
This is how your new pay will be decided – if you have a collective agreement
Most employees in Norway will soon have their wages increased. Here you can read a brief explanation of the collective bargaining process.
Emmie Olivia Kristiansen
This is how your new pay will be decided – if you have a collective agreement
The attitudes of Norwegians towards immigrants have become increasingly more positive over the last two decades.
Colourbox
These seven graphs show that Norwegians are becoming more and more positive towards immigrants
The attitudes of Norwegians towards immigrants have become increasingly more positive over the last two decades.
Colourbox
These seven graphs show that Norwegians are becoming more and more positive towards immigrants
If inspections (photograph) reveal that employees are not being paid what they are entitled to, their employer risks imprisonment for up to six years.
Håvard Sæbø
New Norwegian law on wage theft: Stealing pay from employees can now be punished by a six-year prison sentence
If inspections (photograph) reveal that employees are not being paid what they are entitled to, their employer risks imprisonment for up to six years.
Håvard Sæbø
New Norwegian law on wage theft: Stealing pay from employees can now be punished by a six-year prison sentence
In order to qualify for sickness benefit, you must submit a self-certification notification or a sick note.
Tri Nguyen Dinh
As an employee in Norway, how do I claim sickness benefit?
In order to qualify for sickness benefit, you must submit a self-certification notification or a sick note.
Tri Nguyen Dinh
As an employee in Norway, how do I claim sickness benefit?
Four years ago, Viktorija and her husband Remigijus moved from Lithuania to Senja in Northern Norway.
Privat
Viktorija from Lithuania is in a union: – If I have a problem at work, I now have someone to ask for help
Four years ago, Viktorija and her husband Remigijus moved from Lithuania to Senja in Northern Norway.
Privat
Viktorija from Lithuania is in a union: – If I have a problem at work, I now have someone to ask for help
Norway does not have a common minimum wage for all workers. Yet, the law ensures minimum wages within nine industries. This is especially important for foreign workers.
Roy Solstad/Martin Slørdal/Håvard Sæbø
Norway does not have a common minimum wage for all workers. Here we explain why
Norway does not have a common minimum wage for all workers. Yet, the law ensures minimum wages within nine industries. This is especially important for foreign workers.
Roy Solstad/Martin Slørdal/Håvard Sæbø
Norway does not have a common minimum wage for all workers. Here we explain why
The most common type of injury is from falling, with about 5000 cases a year.
Colourbox
Foreign workers are more prone to workplace injuries: Here's what you need to remember if you are in a work accident
The most common type of injury is from falling, with about 5000 cases a year.
Colourbox
Foreign workers are more prone to workplace injuries: Here's what you need to remember if you are in a work accident
Whilst a waiter would on average make 29.850 kroner per month, a financial broker on average has monthly earnings of 96.150 kroner.
Colourbox.com
What is a regular salary in Norway? This is what the statistics tell us
Whilst a waiter would on average make 29.850 kroner per month, a financial broker on average has monthly earnings of 96.150 kroner.
Colourbox.com
What is a regular salary in Norway? This is what the statistics tell us
During supervision, the Labour Inspection Authority will, for example, check if the scaffolding is built correctly and if the workers have the required personal protective equipment. (ILLUSTRASJONSFOTO)
Håvard Sæbø
These methods are used by rogue employers in Norway to exploit foreign workers
During supervision, the Labour Inspection Authority will, for example, check if the scaffolding is built correctly and if the workers have the required personal protective equipment. (ILLUSTRASJONSFOTO)
Håvard Sæbø
These methods are used by rogue employers in Norway to exploit foreign workers
The waiter, the store employee, and the waste collector can all feel pain caused by repetitive strain on the body.
Martin Guttormsen Slørdal og Sissel M. Rasmussen
Repetitive strain on the body: This is what your employer has to do to look after your health
The waiter, the store employee, and the waste collector can all feel pain caused by repetitive strain on the body.
Martin Guttormsen Slørdal og Sissel M. Rasmussen
Repetitive strain on the body: This is what your employer has to do to look after your health
Egle Rimdziute and Mindaugas Giedraitis work together in Northern Norway with window production.
Tormod Ytrehus
Migrant workers are drawn to Norway by wages. For Egle and Mindaugas, other things were more important
Egle Rimdziute and Mindaugas Giedraitis work together in Northern Norway with window production.
Tormod Ytrehus
Migrant workers are drawn to Norway by wages. For Egle and Mindaugas, other things were more important
Even though they were awarded compensation by the District Court, the 52 former employees now must wait even longer for a possible payment from Vlantana Norway.
Stein Inge Stølen
52 drivers sued and were awarded compensation. Vlantana Norway has appealed the ruling
Even though they were awarded compensation by the District Court, the 52 former employees now must wait even longer for a possible payment from Vlantana Norway.
Stein Inge Stølen
52 drivers sued and were awarded compensation. Vlantana Norway has appealed the ruling
– I do not get supplemental pay when I drive domestically in Norway. It is the first I’ve ever heard of this, says a Filipino freight driver, who has many domestic assignments in Norway.
Stein Inge Stølen
Foreign drivers who drive cabotage in Norway are entitled to Norwegian wages. Many of them do not know this
– I do not get supplemental pay when I drive domestically in Norway. It is the first I’ve ever heard of this, says a Filipino freight driver, who has many domestic assignments in Norway.
Stein Inge Stølen
Foreign drivers who drive cabotage in Norway are entitled to Norwegian wages. Many of them do not know this
You can now read articles from FriFagbevegelse in Lithuanian, Polish and English.
Martin Guttormsen Slørdal
You can now read news about Norwegian working life in English
You can now read articles from FriFagbevegelse in Lithuanian, Polish and English.
Martin Guttormsen Slørdal
You can now read news about Norwegian working life in English
TEMPORARY WORKER: – I would like Norway to be a good place to work, says scaffolder Isaac Maqbul.
Tormod Ytrehus
Temporary worker Isaac did not get the pay he was entitled to. This is how he earned 14 kroner more per hour
TEMPORARY WORKER: – I would like Norway to be a good place to work, says scaffolder Isaac Maqbul.
Tormod Ytrehus
Temporary worker Isaac did not get the pay he was entitled to. This is how he earned 14 kroner more per hour
Collective agreements can secure workers more favourable rights than the statutory rights, such as better working hours, overtime pay, pension and paid holidays.
Tormod Ytrehus
What is a collective agreement?
Collective agreements can secure workers more favourable rights than the statutory rights, such as better working hours, overtime pay, pension and paid holidays.
Tormod Ytrehus
What is a collective agreement?
MINIMUM WAGE: Norway has no statutory minimum wage for all workers. But in, among others, construction sites, cleaning, fish processing and agriculture the minimum wage of the collective agreement applies to everyone who works within these industries.
Håvard Sæbø
These are the current minimum wages within nine industries in Norway
MINIMUM WAGE: Norway has no statutory minimum wage for all workers. But in, among others, construction sites, cleaning, fish processing and agriculture the minimum wage of the collective agreement applies to everyone who works within these industries.
Håvard Sæbø
These are the current minimum wages within nine industries in Norway
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