Tag: health care
Doctors refuse to perform abortions
UPDATED: Gynecologists at a local hospital in Flekkefjord, south Norway, were reported to have refused to perform abortions because of fears of attacks by...
‘Sad day’ as maternity wards close
The Norwegian government has finally decided to push forward with plans to downgrade local maternity ward services in Odda, Lærdal and Lofoten, and close...
Care home scandal spreads again
Allegations of breaches of employment law by private providers at care (nursing) homes across Norway continue to spread - with company Norlandia Care the...
Dentists subject to consumer drilling
An investigation by the Norwegian Consumer Council has exposed widespread irregularities among Norwegian dentists, who already have been under criticism for their high prices....
Indian surrogates for Norwegian women increase
Indian women acting as surrogates for Norwegians are giving birth to a baby a week for Norwegian parents, as an increase in surrogacy tourism...
Adecco ‘sorry’ as revelations persist
Embattled employment agency Adecco has apologized to its competitors for the negative attention it has attracted to their branch, as revelations of employment law...
Employment agency probes spread
Police investigating labour law violations by employment agency Adecco say their suspicions have been confirmed as the investigation has unfolded. More allegations against the...
Violators in Adecco ‘will be fired’
Employment agency Adecco Norge AS, caught in an ever-growing scandal over illegal labour practices, now has its entire branch against it as the firm...
Adecco director resigns in scandal
The controversy surrounding illegal labour practices at public nursing homes run by employment firm Adecco Helse keeps growing, as further shocking revelations of labour law...
Adecco nursing home scandal grows
One of Norway’s biggest private nursing home companies, Adecco Helse, has been rocked by revelations that employees at one of its flagship homes have...
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