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Take your seat at the table – become a trade union member
...we’re a trade union that’s a little different from the other Salary negotiations – how Tekna weighs in We ... members’ salary growth takes place to the greatest possible extent at the organizational level. This is called...
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What is the Norwegian Model?
...piece of the puzzle often called "The Norwegian Model" - a cooperative model that is unique to the Nordic ... Nordic countries. Aktuelt The Norwegian Model gives us the rules of the game for working life, showing us...
Article Aktuelt May 11 2020 -
This is how you get elected as a Tekna Representative
...representatives at your workplace Being a Tekna representative at a workplace is a voluntary, elected ... role in what is called the "Norwegian Model" among employees, employers and the government. Being a Tekna...
Article May 8 2020 -
Is there a Tekna group at your workplace?
A Tekna group at your place of work is the members forum to influence your salary and working conditions ... agreement and the right to be included in discussions that are of importance to you. The group elects...
Article Aktuelt May 4 2020 -
Frequently asked questions about Corona and your rights
...and when is it used? Can the company temporarily lay staff off because of the coronavirus? What are your ... you are temporarily laid off? What are the new measures that the Storting has enacted? Are you entitled...
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How Not to Get Burned in the Interview Hot Seat
...morning. I know no one at this workplace and know only a bit about the workplace itself. What I do know is ... is something about the job itself, as I’ve held onto the job description (more about this below). What...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 27 2020 -
Working in Norway: The Colleague Conversation
Consider the Norwegian term medarbeidersamtale. It’s one of those long words where Norwegians stick two ... lot in this country, much to the confusion of foreigners trying to learn the language. Anyway, roughly translated...
Article Working in Norway Nov. 15 2019 -
Phone Follow-up: Job Seeking in a Perfect World
...as a job seeker, it’d be that whenever you called the organization where you’ve either applied or are thinking ... whoever answers the phone that day. You’d hear a friendly voice giving the name of the place and asking...
Article Working in Norway Oct. 31 2019 -
The Norwegian Model: It Works
‘permanent resident alien’ of the country for more than 20 years, I took a moment the other day to think about ... rights,living in Norway,Nordic Model,Norwegian culture,Norwegian workplace,trade union, Working in Norway Why...
Article Working in Norway Sept. 10 2019 -
Integration at Work: Simply the Best?
...be familiar with the funny ad campaigns run by one of the grocery chains here. In the TV ads, some humorous ... out in the extreme, yet always ends with this message on the screen: “the simple is often the best.”...
Article Working in Norway May 12 2018 -
Are you (at all) interested in what you do at work?
...international workplace,networking skills,professional development,the Norwegian workplace,working in norway ... to make yourself heard, but meeting someone for the first time, for instance at a work-related conference...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 29 2018 -
Norway: Happy OL Medal Count = Happy Norwegian Manager?
Need something special from your Norwegian boss? Strike while the OL-iron is hot! How so, you say? Well ... statistics: Norway now holds a superior lead in the medal count Yes, little Norway, with a population...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 19 2018 -
Business Culture Clash: What’s in a (LinkedIn) photo?
LinkedIn course in Norway last week, and had gotten to the point where I put up a slide filled with photos I’d ... attire,international workplace,LinkedIn profile,Norwegian culture,Norwegian workplace,working in norway...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 8 2018 -
Working in Norway: What’s your added value?
...an entrepreneur as the only way to make it in business? “Value added: describes the enhancement a company ... company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers.” (Investopedia) Thought of...
Article Working in Norway Jan. 19 2018 -
Integration: How to Move to Norway
Norway, learn something about Norway. Then tell Norwegians what you’ve learned. As often as you can. It ... certainly no expert on the ins and outs of Norwegian life before getting off the plane at the Oslo airport for...
Article Working in Norway Jan. 12 2018 -
Integrating in Norway: Why you should join a volunteer board
One of the fastest ways to integrate yourself in society here is to join a volunteer board. I didn’t ... didn’t say it was one of the easiest – why? Because you have to participate at meetings. You can’t just sit...
Article Working in Norway Dec. 21 2017 -
Working in Norway: Don’t Say “Hello” in the Morning
...asked the following question: What is the most important unwritten rule in Norwegian workplace, which ... is based on? Readers were invited to guess the answer. The more serious suggestions: Don’t intrude on...
Article Working in Norway Dec. 6 2017 -
Integration: What does it mean to you?
...communication, the topic of integration was quickly brought up by one of the non-Norwegians in the classroom ... but had just reacted to a question I’d written on the board before starting class: What does getting …...
Article Working in Norway Nov. 17 2017 -
Integration in Norway: Find Your Tribe
...case non-Norwegians attending my Intercultural Communication at Work course – think about the term ‘integration’ ... globalization,integration in Norway,international workplace,internationalization,living in Norway, Working...
Article Working in Norway Nov. 10 2017 -
North Sea Decommissioning: Norway’s New Oil Adventure?
...decommissioning,Norwegian economy,Norwegian oil industry,Norwegian workplace,the norwegian model, Working ... myself, I was easily impressed by the enormous numbers I came across when the word ‘decommissioning’ popped...
Article Working in Norway Nov. 3 2017 -
When Rude Isn’t Rude: Norway Scores Third Person Shutout
...shutout (US) is a game in which one team prevents the other from scoring any points. I teach a course called ... new to the country. Its main aim is that by the time they walk out the door at the end of the evening...
Article Working in Norway Oct. 27 2017 -
Your LinkedIn Summary: Be Smart, Write Smart
LinkedIn courses last week, this time in Oslo, I told the people there that I most often get inspiration for ... writing skills,international workplace,LinkedIn profile,Norwegian workplace, Working in Norway You don’t...
Article Working in Norway Sept. 24 2017 -
First Impressions and Foreigners: Which Language Should You Speak?
...say at the front of the classroom. At my most recent course – Intercultural Communication in the Workplace ... week in Stavanger, Norway, a comment that generated the session’s most lively … integration in Norway,intercultural...
Article Working in Norway Sept. 17 2017 -
Why You Should Say ‘Sorry’ at Work
...a few sticky workplace situations. Once again while running a course recently, I was the one who learned ... something new while trying to teach something old. The old in this case is using a version of ‘sorry’ at...
Article Working in Norway June 3 2017 -
‘So Why Is Norway Rich?’: Falling Into the (Easy) Tabloid Trap
...away from the tabloids for awhile. To explain: Working and living in Norway as we do, we’re in the understandable ... Union,international workplace,journalistic standards,Norwegian workplace,the norwegian model, Working in...
Article Working in Norway May 12 2017