Tag: jobs
Job cuts spread to Rolls-Royce maritime
Rolls-Royce's maritime division was holding information meetings for employees this week, as its Norwegian operations in Sunnmøre and Hordaland plan staff cuts. They'll be...
Offshore job cuts fuel safety threat
A recent rash of job cuts in Norway's once-booming oil sector is now leading to concerns that offshore installations won't get the monitoring and maintenance...
Fewer jobs to hit young, unskilled
Job vacancies in Norway have dropped significantly, with a 17 percent decline in the year to June according to new figures released on Wednesday....
50,000 Swedish job seekers eye Norway
More than 80,000 Swedes already work in Norway, making up the largest immigrant group in the country. Staffing company worknorway.se said it has another...
‘Paradise’ lost for euro crisis refugees
"In Spain they talk about Norway as a 'paradise,'" 34-year-old Tatiania Espinosa told Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK), but the reality turned out to be much different. Espinosa...
Confidence high, but jobs falling
New figures show the number of vacant jobs dropped dramatically in Norway over the past year, making competition more fierce and signalling tougher times....
Telenor CEO pockets big bonus
The President and Chief Executive of Telenor Group, Jon Fredrik Baksaas earned NOK 17 million (USD 2.8 million) last year, according to the group's...
Foreign labour threatens apprentices
Unions are concerned about the number of public contracts going to cheaper foreign workers, arguing apprentice schemes for Norwegians are being undermined. They warned...
Telenor slashes Norwegian jobs
Telenor, the Norwegian international telecommunications giant, slashed almost 850 jobs throughout spring. Unions accused Telenor of "social dumping" by outsourcing work to cheaper Asian...
Telenor cuts costs, slashing 450 jobs
Telecommunications giant Telenor will cut 450 full time equivalent (FTE) positions as part of a major downsizing of its Norwegian operations. It means about...
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