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Wage talks head into mediation
Annual wage talks between Norway's biggest labour unions and state employers' organization NHO broke down after four days of talks. Now they'll go into...
Battle over Norway’s profits underway
After weeks of arguing in the media, Norway's largest trade union confederation LO and the national employers' organization NHO formally launched wage negotiations this...
Politicians caught exploiting benefits
Norwegian voters' longstanding confidence in their elected officials is being put to the test, just a week after the parliamentary election. Several Members of...
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...
Bærum ranks highest in median pay
Residents of Bærum, the affluent suburban area west of Oslo, have Norway's highest median monthly pay of NOK 49,200 (USD 5,466). Asker (west of...
Labour talks fail, strike threatened
Negotiations over new labour contracts between Norway's national employers' organization NHO and the two large trade union federations LO and YS broke down on...
Women still struggle in Norway, too
Norway is widely viewed as a haven of gender equality, but local media took due note on Thursday, International Women's Day, of all the...
Wage growth remains low
Salaries earned by the vast majority of Norwegians have registered the lowest growth in nearly two decades, according to a new report from state...
High executive pay stirs up protests
It now only takes 21 work days for top executives in Norway to earn what's considered to be the country's average full-year salary of...
‘Look to Iceland’ to achieve equal pay
As Norway's royals and top government officials hosted the first state visit from the President of Iceland in 20 years this week, equality experts were urging...
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