Tag: Labour
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...
Stoltenberg’s Twitter jeopardy
Security specialists are criticizing Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg for making himself an easy target for terrorists. Last April Stoltenberg "Twittered" his way through Europe...
Unions dictate many policies
Roar Flåthen may well head the most powerful trade union confederation in the world. This week he and his colleagues were gathering for an...
Exploitation plagues Polish workers
Workers from Poland have been building homes, offices, schools and otherwise making a solid contribution to Norway's economy for years, but they still face...
Board diversity wins over critics
Nearly five years after the Norwegian Parliament passed a law demanding public corporations to appoint a lot more female board members, disagreement lingers over...
More quotas loom to boost equality
Norway grabbed international attention when it demanded that at least 40 percent of corporate board seats must go to women. Now more quotas are...
Pre-school staff needs training
Norwegian day care has undergone major changes during the last 10 years, and some 96 per cent of all children are now enrolled. The high...
Conservatives now largest in the land
Erna Solberg's Conservative Party (Høyre) is now Norway's largest political party, according to a new public opinion poll. The Norwegian Labour Party's decline in popularity...
Six-hour workday put on ice
Government plans to introduce a six-hour workday in Norway have ground to a halt, after a test project failed to yield the desired effects.
Norway's...
Major strike looms in public sector
Schools and day care centers may close, and nursing homes and a variety of other public services will be affected, if Norway's biggest public...
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