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DNB’s reputation tarnished again

Norway's biggest bank, DNB, was having to fend off more serious challenges to its reputation this week. The bank now faces huge compensation claims from state consumer...

‘Help wanted’ amidst unemployment ‘crisis’

Norwegian businesses and the public health care sector needs the equivalent of 26,500 people, 5,700 more than last year, according to new labour statistics...

Unions march ahead in troubled times

SEE THE VIDEO: Norway's labour movement attracted thousands of supporters on May 1st who turned out for rallies and parades around the country. In Oslo,...

Efforts underway to avert major strike

Around 800 Norwegian companies can be hit by a strike later this week, after talks and initial mediation broke down between the labour organization...

Norwegian products to be made in Sweden

UPDATED: Orkla, the large Norwegian food producer, looks set to shut down some of its local factories and move production to Sweden where it would...

Families probed for exploiting au pair

Norway's state immigration agency UDI (Utlendingsdirektoratet) is evaluating whether as many as 45 Norwegian families should be prohibited from having the mostly young foreign women called au...

Labour talks broke down early

The trade union federation representing thousands of workers in the industrial sector broke off talks this week with its counterpart, the industrial employers' association...

Another 600 lose jobs at Aker Solutions

The low level of investment and activity in the oil and gas sector has prompted offshore company Aker Solutions to lay off another 600...

Statoil resorts to more severance offers

Norwegian state oil company hasn't managed to encourage enough people to quit, as it continues efforts to cut staffing and costs in the midst...

New strike threat rises over pensions

A new strike threat has suddenly emerged just as this year's rounds of negotiations are beginning between Norway's major labour unions and employers' organizations....
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