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Shell cuts oil jobs in Norway

Oil giant Shell has become the latest to slash jobs in the wake of lower oil prices and a reduction in activity. The Dutch company...

Statoil director resigns after marrying

Norwegian oil company Statoil announced Wednesday that a member of its board of directors had resigned "with immediate effect" after "a recent change of...

Statoil engineers face new job cuts

More job cuts loom at Norway's biggest company, Statoil, as it tries to slash costs in the face of much lower oil prices. All of its 12,000...

Welfare boss fired after huge losses

The boss of Norway's huge social welfare and employment agency NAV was relieved of his duties on Friday after more criticism of NAV's operations....

Future unclear for ex-Statoil boss

Helge Lund, who headed Norway's largest company Statoil for more than 10 years, claims he has no idea what he'll do now that he's...

Oil workers seek more secure jobs

Norway's oil industry is no longer pumped up by profits or the confidence that comes with job security. The good times abruptly stopped rolling...

Employer reps log high incomes

As employer representatives and labour leaders sat down this week to negotiate annual wage settlements for workers, their own incomes were under scrutiny as...

Strike settlement ‘will affect everyone’

The results of the lengthy strike by pilots at Norwegian Air will have "dramatic consequences" for many Norwegian employees, not just the pilots, claim...

Aker Solutions cuts more jobs

Offshore and engineering firm Aker Solutions has told its employees in Stavanger that as many as 300 more jobs may be cut because of...

Unemployment to hit 10-year high

Joakim Lystad, head of Norway's work and welfare agency NAV, has some sobering news regarding the country's low unemployment rate. It's now rising faster than expected,...
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