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Podcast: Working in Norway - A Beginner's Guide

01:21] You will learn about the role of the trade unions, salary negotiations, working hours, holidays ... [01:21 - 01:45] Hi. Hi. We both work for Tekna, a union for people who are graduates in STEM, science, technology...

Article Working in Norway May 25 2023 Podcast

Restricting companies’ rights to hire temporary employees

...does Tekna say about temporary hires? – As a trade union Tekna has supported the tightening of regulations ... rules be given? – It’s possible for an employer and union representative to sign a separate contract on expanded...

International Congress: United for a just future

...countries participated when IndustriALL Global Union conducted its 3rd Congress mid-September. Aktuelt ... head delegate to the virtual meeting, where worker unions from all over the world met to debate and decide...

Social welfare in Norway: The nuts and bolts

...being part of a trade union when you find yourself in situations like this. A trade union can guide you ... printing services and miscellaneous to the student union each year. However, there are also private university...

Working and living in Norway

Norway,Norwegian culure,seminar,Tekna Forskerne,trade union,video,working in norway, Working in Norway Are ... and we heared about Tekna’s position as both a trade union and a society. Watch recording from the seminar:...

Article Working in Norway Oct. 15 2019 Streaming

Geologists in second place

...different kinds of sports, says union head Erlend Hanstveit in NISO, a trade union representing professional ... Interest Committee, Emir Causevic, warns Tekna’s union representatives in the private sector not to look...

We’re going for more content in English

...same time work is being done to better explain trade unions’ value. Salary and employment conditions are ... number of newcomers to Norway choosing to join a trade union has increased. – Traditionally speaking, there’s...

What is the Norwegian Model?

Being a member of a trade union is an important piece of the puzzle often called "The Norwegian Model" ... game for working life, showing us how employers, unions and government meet and speak with one another...

Work-Life balance in Norway: Three things you should know

...is expected. In addition, there is a strong trade union culture present, and workers’ rights are frequently ... off, Synne Lüthcke Lied suggests asking your trade union or safety and health representative at work.

Is this why we all want to work in Norway?

Norwegian welfare state and the strong Norwegian labor unions be a part of the explanation? Working in Norway ... between the country’s political parties and labor unions. Starting in the 1970s, these different sides came...

Empowering International Professionals: "Through Tekna I found like-minded people"

Through Tekna’s Big Data network for data professionals, foreign workers in Norway can connect ... you get two organisations in one: we are both a trade union and a professional association. We have a wide...

Representatives

...representatives! The year 2019 was the year of the union representatives in Tekna. The overall goal of the ... and professional development opportunities. Some union representatives represent Tekna members at workplace...

Membership benefits from A-Z

Record growth in Tekna

...speed. During ‘the Corona year’ of 2020, the trade union had a membership growth rate of 6.9 percent, ... for us as both a professional association and trade union, where we could really show our relevance. This...

Where to find laws on working hours

...provides for it. A practical example is that a trade union, under certain conditions, can agree on other ... agreement either between the company and company union representatives or by receiving special permission...

Lars Olav Grøvik elected as Tekna’s new president

Grøvik was elected as Tekna’s new president at the union’s national ‘R-meeting’ on June 13th. Grøvik succeeds ... says Grøvik. -Tekna is and will be a relevant trade union for our members, providing them with high-quality...

What if the interviewer asks you to talk about your weaknesses?

Should you even give an answer? Råd og tips You’re at a job interview, and your potential ... affiliation Religion or cultural background Trade union membership Sexual orientation or cohabitation...

The Norwegian Model: It Works

Model,Norwegian culture,Norwegian workplace,trade union, Working in Norway Why do so many people want ... Norwegian trade union. Even more interesting (or peculiar, depending on your viewpoint), these union members...

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Salary in Norway: 6 things you need to know

...the labour market, Norway is famous for their trade unions, favourable workers’ rights, and perhaps mostly ... written legal agreements between the employers and unions that represent the employees, and are usually readily...

Joined Tekna when he didn’t get any vacation pay

...tough financial time, so when I heard about these unions called NITO and Tekna, I decided to join Tekna ... practices» to the foreign owners, where a Norwegian trade union had pointed out how employment terms ought to...

So, You (Think You) Have a Bad Job?

… employee rights,international workplace,labor union,working in norway,working in the USA, Working in ... Tuesday) If she wants a paid day off, she has to trade with another employee to get them to work for her...

Salaries for PhD candidates in the public sector

I mellomoppgjøret for 2019 ble det gjort endringer som har betydning for stipendiatenes ... Akademikerne and all other individuals who are not trade union members follow a different main collective agreement...

Four top-level executives in Norway: – This is how you ask for a higher salary

...with one another. In collaboration with the trade unions, we’ve agreed on the salary criteria that apply ... demand for higher salaries usually comes from the trade unions. There have been cases of «whining» where an...

– A simple country boy from Sunnmøre

...presidential candidate, because of his role as company union representative, he has also been heavily involved ... won’t be any «one-man-show»! We’ll develop the union’s members and representatives so that we’ll build...