Tag: Labour
Wizz Air defies a threatened boycott
Low-fare carrier Wizz Air announced on Thursday that it's opening a new base in the central Norwegian city of Trondheim, defying an expanding boycott...
Hurtigruten claims millions in state aid
Norway's deeply troubled shipping and cruise line Hurtigruten reportedly expects to receive more than NOK 300 million in state aid, to compensate it for cancelled...
Record-long talks warded off strike
After a record 22 hours of negotiations in overtime, Norway's largest trade union federation for industrial workers finally agreed on a new labour pact...
Historic dive in industrial production
Norwegian industrial production continued to fall during the second quarter, down 5.6 percent compared to the same quarter last year. State statistics bureau SSB...
Labour talks stalled at the very start
Norway's most important annual labour negotiations had to be postponed last spring when the Corona crisis hit and the country shut down. When they...
Nurses want more than applause
Norwegian nurses been flattered by applause from the public, praise in the media and even a video greeting of gratitude last week from Queen...
May 1st appeals marched online
Norwegians were celebrating the equivalent of one of their strangest but arguably most creative May 1st Labour Day holidays ever on Friday. With traditional...
Salary levels now seem set to rise
Public sector workers scored the biggest pay raises in Norway last year, boosting expectations in the private sector as Norway's highly organized annual labour...
Labour violations at Labour-led City Hall
Norway's state labour authority (Arbeidstilsynet) is launching an investigation after reports of more than 15,000 violations of labour law at several city agencies in...
Alternatives sought for EU agreement
Norway's 25-year-old trade and policy pact with the EU survived yet another round of attacks from labour unions this week. The so-called EØS/EEA agreement...
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