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‘Challenging’ pay negotiations begin

Wage negotiations between Norway's confederation of trade unions LO and the national employers' organization NHO were getting underway this week, with LO leader Roar...

Jobless rate may be artificially low

Norway has enjoyed low official unemployment rates for years but confusion is emerging over the actual numbers of persons without work in Norway. Some...

Labour unions hail court victory

Norway's Supreme Court had the last word in a long-standing battle between Norwegian shipyard employers and trade unions when it ruled this week that...

‘EEA agreement remains firm’

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has confirmed that the country's main pact for doing business with the European Union (the EEA-agreement, or EØS-avtalen) remains firm...

Norwegian Air loses bid for cheaper crews, for now

The Norwegian government has rejected a proposal that would allow Norway's low-fare carrier Norwegian Air and other airlines to employ Asian residents on Norwegian-registed...

Immigrants face tougher rules

Persons trying move to Norway for work or family reasons from countries outside Europe now face even tougher regulations. Income issues have been hindering...

Unions resist Ryanair expansion

Europe's biggest low-fare airline, Ryanair of Ireland, wants to start flying domestic routes within Norway but needs agreements to do so and faces strong...

Hospital drawn into indictment for exploitation of Filipina nurses

Prosecutors in Oslo have indicted both Oslo University Hospital and a couple who arranged jobs at the hospital for three nurses from the Philippines...

Mayor sentenced, resigns his post

UPDATED: Rune Øygard, a once popular and powerful Norwegian mayor with ties to the highest levels of the Labour Party, was sentenced to four...

New charges brought against ousted Labour politician

UPDATED: Labour Party officials in northern Norway have announced more charges of sexual misconduct against ousted Labour politician Roger Ingebrigtsen. He reportedly has gone...
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