11 percent of single working parents have low incomes
Compared to 14.2 percent of all households, 4.6 percent of wage earner households had low incomes in 2017. The proportion of low-income households is highest…
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Record high numbers of refugees in work or education
More and more refugees are either in work or education show fresh figures. The figures for 2018 were the best in ten years. The figures…
The Minister of Labor will allow artificial intelligence take over work tasks in Nav
Machines can take over routine tasks in Nav, suggests the Minister of Labor Anniken Hauglie (H). She believes artificial intelligence can make the public sector…
Stricter tuberculosis requirements for people who want to work in Norway
The Government proposes to extend the requirement for a health examination for persons who are to reside in Norway. The goal is to uncover tuberculosis….
29 people lost their lives at work last year
29 people died on land based jobs in Norway in 2018, shows preliminary figures from the Norwegian Labor Inspection Authority. That is two deaths more…
UDI boss: – Working migrants fall under the radar
The number of migrants from India and other countries outside the EEA increased last year to 6,196. – This is a type of immigration that…
36 people died at work last year
A total of 36 people died while at work last year, according to a preliminary overview FriFagbevegelse has prepared. All who died were men and…
Norsk Industri and Nav to get more young people to work
Norsk Industri and Nav have entered into a letter of intent to ensure that more young people without a job get into the workplace. ‘’I…
Toilets closed for the winter in Norway
Toilets closed for the winter along the Norwegian roads Along the roads of Norway, the public meets closed toilets as they enter rest areas. This…
Record number included in work in 2018
Record number included in work in 2018 More than 10,000 people were helped to find work from the country’s 110 labour and inclusion companies in…
Norway lags behind in digitalisation
Norway lags behind in digitalisation If we want to avoid people falling out of work and society because of digitalisation, we need a better and…
Elkjøp drivers may stay on for the time being
Elkjøp drivers may stay on, for the time being, the court states the Court of Appeal has decided that Elkjøp employees may stay on until…
Four out of ten social workers threatened
Four out of ten social workers have experienced violence and threats at work Four out of ten social workers have been hit or threatened at…
Learning Norwegian at work
Learning the Norwegian language at work In some workplaces in Norway, you can make do with little or no command of the language. Most, however,…
Refugees get pension equal to 40 years
Refugees get equal to pension rights for 40 years Refugees residing in Norway are entitled to rights that otherwise require 40 years of membership in…
Immigrants working in the construction industry are usually injured at work
Immigrants in handicrafts are four times more often injured at work than Norwegians, and they are more exposed to harmful noise, dust, smoke, gases and…
Foreign shipyard workers must pay their way to work themselves
The tariff committee has removed the employer’s duty to pay for travel to Norway for foreign shipyard workers. The federal union is disappointed with this…
Many people think it’s okay to wear shorts at work
Most people think it’s acceptable for men to wear shorts at work, albeit if they do not have a management position, a survey that Ipsos…
Labour immigrants take little work from refugees
Labour immigrants have to a small extent competed against refugees in the labour market, according to Statistics Norway (SSB). This is because, among other things,…
Ten have died in occupational accidents so far this year
Ten people have died in accidents while they were at work so far this year. There are as many as at the same time last…