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Ex-industry chief sentenced to jail for corruption

Stein Lier-Hansen, once one of Norway's most powerful men, now faces five years in prison and large compensation claims after being found guilty of...

Norwegians hang on to cherished Labour Day traditions

The sun shone warmly over much of Norway on Friday's May 1st holiday, and hundreds of thousands turned out for Labour Day parades and...

Støre ‘understood’ Palestinian activists

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre led Oslo's annual May 1 parade on Thursday, right after he'd been heckled by pro-Palestinian activists at the...

Sick pay debate postponed

Employers, labour organizations and the government still don't agree on whether Norway's generous sick pay benefits may influence the country's high rate of sick...

Employers lost sick pay debate

Norway has what's widely viewed as the best sick-pay provisions in the world, along with the highest absentee rate from school and work. Questions...

Several strikes averted

It's taken a lot of intense marathon negotiations, but representatives for both labour unions and employers have been able to shake hands over a...

Labour union leader claims ‘big victory’

After months of heated debate over record-high executive compensation and an unwillingness to share company profits with workers, Norwegian union leaders have been fighting...

Labour union leader laid to rest

Yngve Hågensen, hailed as one of Norway's most important labour union leaders of the 20th century, was laid to rest in Oslo's historic cathedral...

New settlements avert more strikes

Labour representatives for more than 32,000 workers in Norway's retail and service industries came to terms with the workers' employers organization Virke on Tuesday....

‘Bonus bonanza’ behind major strike

Norwegian labour leaders and employers' representatives fundamentally disagree over whether a 5.2 percent wage increase would have given workers the "real pay growth" they...
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