NAV chief thinks tens of thousands of Norwegians could be laid off
The lockdowns in 25 municipalities in Eastern Norway has already led to layoffs.
“We do not know how big this will be, but it can quickly become somewhat larger than in November,” Holte told E24, referring to the so-called second corona wave before Christmas.
He says that the NAV’s assessment is that several tens of thousands may be laid off but notes that it is too early to tell whether there will be 20,000, 30,000, or more.
The NAV will publish updated figures on Tuesday. The figures are likely to show the direct results of the government’s closure of Eastern Norway.
Layoffs announced
As a result of the lockdown, the store chain Nille, among others, has announced that around 300 of their employees in their 80 closed stores will be laid off.
Kid Interiør is also laying off around 300 people in its 38 stores. Elkjøp is closing 27 stores in the same area but has only announced possible layoffs.
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