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Solution for daily commuters from Sweden and Finland with a strict testing and control regime
26/02/2021 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Ministry of Labour and Social AffairsDaily commuters from Sweden and Finland have been in a particularly difficult situation since Norway’s border was, in effect, closed. Starting Monday 1 March, daily commuters from Sweden and Finland will again be able to come to work in Norway under
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The Basis for Wage Settlements in 2021 Preliminary Report
15/02/2021 Press release Ministry of Labour and Social AffairsPress release from the Norwegian Technical Calculation Committee for Wage Settlements: Preliminary Report 2021.
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Reminder: Rules will change for British citizens wishing to move to Norway after 1 January 2021
02/07/2020 Press release Ministry of Labour and Social AffairsTransition period draws to a close: British citizens need to apply for residency permits if they wish to come to Norway to live, work or study after 1 January 2021.
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Government exploring subsidies scheme for non-EU/EEA citizens to return home
15/05/2020 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityThe Ministry of Justice and Public Security is exploring a fixed-term scheme for subsidising the return home of foreign employees in Longyearbyen who are without income or means to return to their country of origin.
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Government to provide fixed-term benefits scheme for foreign employees in Longyearbyen
21/03/2020 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityThe Government announces a fixed-term benefits scheme for foreign employees in Longyearbyen whose income is suspended due to the current corona virus epidemic.
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Changes to the rules for temporary layoffs and unemployment benefits
21/03/2020 Press release Ministry of Labour and Social AffairsThe number of people being laid off temporarily has shot up since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak. Both people who are laid off or lose their jobs and employers will receive more compensation under new rules.
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The Norwegian Technical Calculation Committee for Wage Settlements: The foundation for wage settlements in 2020 – Preliminary report
17/02/2020 Press release Ministry of Labour and Social AffairsPress release from the Norwegian Technical Calculation Committee for Wage Settlements.
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Revised strategy for combating work-related crime (2019–)
27/05/2019 Plans/strategy Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Ministry of Children and Families, Ministry of Education and Research, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, Ministry of TransportThe Government presented its strategy for combating work-related crime in 2015. The strategy was revised and updated in 2017, and it has now also been subject to a new revision in February 2019.
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European cooperation on combating work-related crime financed by the EEA and Norway Grants
02/04/2019 News story Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs- Work-related crime can only be combated by means of cooperation - both national and international, says Minister of Labour Anniken Hauglie (Conservative Party). Last week European authorities and social partners met in Oslo.
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NOU 2019: 7 - Work and benefits
Measures to increase employment
28/03/2019 Norwegian Official Report (NOU) Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs -
The Basis for Wage Settlements in 2019 Preliminary Report
18/02/2019 Press release Ministry of Labour and Social AffairsPress release from the Norwegian Technical Calculation Committee for Wage Settlements: Preliminary Report 2019.
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The working environment and safety
18/06/2018 Article Ministry of Labour and Social AffairsEnterprises are themselves responsible for preventing accidents and harm to health as a result of work. Employers have a duty to ensure that the working environment is both safe and satisfactory.
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The Basis for Wage Settlements in 2018 Preliminary Report
26/02/2018 Press release Ministry of Labour and Social AffairsPress release from the Norwegian Technical Calculation Committee for Wage Settlements: Preliminary Report 2018
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Norwegian Strategy for Skills Policy 2017 - 2021
10/07/2017 Plans/strategy Ministry of Education and ResearchThe population's skills are society's most important resource and the basis for welfare, growth, wealth creation and sustainability. Solid skills within the workforce is and will be crucial both for the Norwegian economy's competitiveness and for
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Tripartism: Part of the same future – Experiences from the Norwegian social dialogue
07/06/2017 Speech/statement Ministry of Labour and Social AffairsStatement by Norwegian Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Anniken Hauglie at the session "Tripartism and Social dialogue in Norway" 7. June 2017, Geneva.
By Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Anniken Hauglie 106th session of the International Labour Conference 5. June – 16. June 2017, Geneva
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Fostering decent work for sustainable global supply chains
19/05/2017 Speech/statement Ministry of Labour and Social AffairsStatement by Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Anniken Hauglie at G20 Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting May 19th 2017.
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Shaping the Future of Work
18/05/2017 Speech/statement Ministry of Labour and Social AffairsStatement by Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Anniken Hauglie at G20 Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting May 18th 2017.
By Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Anniken Hauglie G20 Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting
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Shaping the Future of Work in the Nordic countries – the Impacts of the Sharing Economy and New Forms of Work
16/05/2017 Article Ministry of Labour and Social AffairsProgram for the Nordic conference on the future of work in the Nordic countries and the impacts of the sharing economy and new forms of work. The conference takes place May 22 - 23, 2017.
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Labour Market as a Vehicle for Social Inclusion
04/04/2017 Speech/statement Ministry of Labour and Social AffairsMinister of Labour and Social Affair Anniken Hauglie's intervention at Informal Meeting of Minister for Employment and Social Affairs - Making Work Pay.
By Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Anniken Hauglie EPSCO Malta, 3–4. April 2017
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Revised strategy for combating work-related crime
29/03/2017 Plans/strategy Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Ministry of Education and Research, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, Office of the Prime MinisterWork-related crime is a growing challenge involving serious consequences both for workers and undertakings and for society as a whole. The government presented its revised strategy for combating work-related crime February 13th 2017.