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Solution for daily commuters from Sweden and Finland with a strict testing and control regime

Daily 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

The Basis for Wage Settlements in 2021 Preliminary Report

Press release from the Norwegian Technical Calculation Committee for Wage Settlements: Preliminary Report 2021.

Reminder: Rules will change for British citizens wishing to move to Norway after 1 January 2021

Transition 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.

Government exploring subsidies scheme for non-EU/EEA citizens to return home

The 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.

Government to provide fixed-term benefits scheme for foreign employees in Longyearbyen

The Government announces a fixed-term benefits scheme for foreign employees in Longyearbyen whose income is suspended due to the current corona virus epidemic.

Changes to the rules for temporary layoffs and unemployment benefits

The 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.

The Norwegian Technical Calculation Committee for Wage Settlements: The foundation for wage settlements in 2020 – Preliminary report

Press release from the Norwegian Technical Calculation Committee for Wage Settlements.

Revised strategy for combating work-related crime (2019–)

The 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.

European cooperation on combating work-related crime financed by the EEA and Norway Grants

- 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.

NOU 2019: 7 - Work and benefits

Measures to increase employment

The Basis for Wage Settlements in 2019 Preliminary Report

Press release from the Norwegian Technical Calculation Committee for Wage Settlements: Preliminary Report 2019.

The working environment and safety

Enterprises 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.

The Basis for Wage Settlements in 2018 Preliminary Report

Press release from the Norwegian Technical Calculation Committee for Wage Settlements: Preliminary Report 2018

Norwegian Strategy for Skills Policy 2017 - 2021

The 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

Tripartism: Part of the same future – Experiences from the Norwegian social dialogue

Statement 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

Fostering decent work for sustainable global supply chains

Statement by Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Anniken Hauglie at G20 Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting May 19th 2017.

By Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Anniken Hauglie

Shaping the Future of Work

Statement 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

Shaping the Future of Work in the Nordic countries – the Impacts of the Sharing Economy and New Forms of Work

Program 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.

Labour Market as a Vehicle for Social Inclusion

Minister 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

Revised strategy for combating work-related crime

Work-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.