Norway: Employee Rights/ Labour Relations

Norwegian employment law is undergoing significant changes regarding overtime pay for part-time employees, but the final framework remains unclear. A government working group has delivered its report without proposing concrete solutions, while recent court rulings have challenged existing regulations, creating uncertainty for employers navigating compensation rules for part-time work.

Fra 1. juli 2026 blir gradert sykmelding hovedregelen i Norge, med et nytt takstsystem som honorerer fastleger bedre for graderte sykmeldinger. Samtidig innføres et "følg eller forklar"-prinsipp for full sykmelding...

Norwegian employment law draws a sharp line between employees and contractors, but the distinction turns on substance, not labels. Recent Supreme Court judgments clarify how misclassification is assessed under the Working Environment Act and what it costs businesses that get it wrong.

Lovforslaget om nye krav til arbeidsavtaler er nå vedtatt av Stortinget, og endringene trer i kraft fra og med 1. juli 2024. Regjeringen har gitt overgangsregler som avklarer usikkerheten knyttet til eksisterende arbeidsavtaler.

Utvidelsen innebærer at enkelte arbeidsgiverfunksjoner nå gjelder for alle selskap som inngår i samme konsern, også utenlandske selskap.

A legislative amendment has granted the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority the power to impose significantly higher fines on businesses that violate the Working Environment Act.

On May 25, 2023, the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion decided to implement an approval scheme for temporary employment agencies. The approval scheme is an extension of the tightening of access...

We are now entering the most common period for summer vacation and payment of holiday pay. Questions often arise about determining vacation and what payments the employer should take into account...

The last decades, there has been a societal and technological development that has contributed to creating great flexibility in everyday working life.