Tag: employment
Chances ‘high’ for major spring strikes
UPDATED: Trade union negotiating season looms in Norway, and this year everything from pay to pensions and benefits will be on the table. Dissatisfaction...
Labour movement loses its steam
NEW ANALYSIS: It's not just Norway's Labour Party that has seemed to be imploding after decades of dominance. The labour movement itself, once a...
Lobbyists target new cut-rate hair-cutter
Lobbying forces led by Norway's national employers' organization NHO are promoting new regulations that could snarl the business plan of the cut-rate hair-cutting chain...
New haircut chain challenges salons
In a country where a haircut can routinely cost as much as going to the dentist, Norwegians are flocking to a new chain that...
Labour unions try to boost membership
Less than half of all workers in Norway are now represented by labour unions. The country's largest trade union federations are teaming up for...
Job uncertainty swirls around Total takeover
French oil company Total's pending acquisition of Mærsk Oil in Norway has raised questions over how many people may lose their jobs.
Plans call for Mærsk's...
Immigrants battle under-employment
Highly skilled and highly educated immigrants in Norway have long faced huge challenges finding work in line with their qualifications. Their battles not only...
Disputed au pair program to continue
The Norwegian government has secured a majority in Parliament for its intention to maintain the country's disputed au pair program. The program has resulted in...
New union boss takes command
He's already being called one of Norway's most powerful persons: Hans-Christian Gabrielsen is the new leader of the country's largest trade union confederation LO,...
Statoil strategist secures severance
Norwegian oil company Statoil has quietly confirmed that its low-profile executive John Knight will be resigning his post at chief strategist on January 1, 2019. He'll...
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