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The Norwegian Model: It Works

...rights,living in Norway,Nordic Model,Norwegian culture,Norwegian workplace,trade union, Working in Norway Why ... gives the reader a brief introduction to how the Norwegian welfare state came about during the second half...

Paying It Forward: A Culture of Sharing in Business

...minutes a day to help out another individual in the workplace, not only will this change our own lives for the ... touch more wonderful place to be. Don’t speak Norwegian? Interested in developing your professional skills...

Probation

Probation is very common in Norwegian employment contracts. The purpose of probation is to establish ... they are not happy in the position or at the workplace. Agreement on probation In the private sector...

Negotiate your starting salary: If you don’t, you can lose out on a lot of money

...people find salary negotiation scary. Half of Norwegian workers accept the job before they even ask about ... find an updated and correct value for G here (in Norwegian)). Many Tekna members will quickly exceed this...

Record growth in Tekna

(Statistics Norway). - Have adapted to the new workplace Holten believes that Tekna’s growth is a result ... trade union in Akademikerne (The Federation of Norwegian Professional Associations) and has 38 percent...

Hiring Discrimination

...backgrounds in order to strengthen inclusive government workplaces; consequently, employers must give positive preferential ... Practices in Public Administration Chapter 5 (in Norwegian) on a party’s right to inspection with regard...

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But It’s Not My Fault: Business E-Mail Etiquette When Your Sender Can’t Write Right

...experience of having been a foreign speaker of Norwegian for many, many years while living in the country ... go as regards e-mail etiquette in the global workplace, protecting feelings and getting important messages...

Interview Poker: The Danger of Keeping Your Cards (Too) Close to Your Chest

...communication,intercultural communication,international workplace,interview skills, Working in Norway This may be ... made in conversations I’ve had with other non-Norwegians, dividing them into the following: Where to start:...

Working in Norway: “Do Norwegians Like Foreigners?”

...up … intercultural communication,international workplace,internationalization,living in Norway, Working ... time (short enough to know only a few words of Norwegian). I had just finished the first part of my course...

‘Why didn’t I get the job?’: Our Need for Post-Interview Answers

...you really want is yours. career,international workplace,interview skills, Working in Norway Even though ... while ago) stated something vaguely polite in Norwegian about thanking me for my time, but that the position...

Understanding the Underground: Why Foreign Speakers Sometimes Can’t Stop Speaking

...skills,intercultural communication,international workplace, Working in Norway “But do you know what: I am ... Norway only a short time, so spoke very limited Norwegian. It all started when I asked her how it was that...

Contact us

...make changes to my contact, education and/or workplace information? Can I recruit a colleague/fellow ... educational background that differs from the Norwegian academic model, you can apply to receive recognition...

Privacy Policy

We use your contact information, education and workplace to approve your membership application as well ... Responsibility and privacy ombudsman Tekna – The Norwegian Society for Graduate and Scientific Professio...

Working time regulations according to the Norwegian Labour Act

...no Working time regulations according to the Norwegian Labour Act The rules on working hours can be found ... working hours as long as you are free to leave the workplace. Whether you are entitled to compensation for...

The year that went downhill fast – this is how they experienced it

Minister Erna Solberg told us on March 12th that Norwegian society had to shut down. Since this time many ... Andersen Rødsrud has already managed to change his workplace. – It had no connection to the Corona situation...

Membership benefits from A-Z

...management collaboration with Sjømannskirken – The Norwegian Church Abroad Advice and counselling on studying ... travelling abroad, you can get easy video access to a Norwegian-speaking doctor. Find out more here. Most members...

Frequently asked questions about Corona and your rights

Nevertheless, according to NHO (Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise), where an employee has been travelling ... Insurance payment – is equivalent to NOK 99,858. Many workplaces have schemes in place for welfare leave that...

Public sector

...public sector The public sector comprises all Norwegian ministries and agencies at the central and municipal ... efficiency. Pay is an important policy tool at all workplaces. Tekna’s goal is to achieve an agreement framework...

Here’s what you should know about a contractual early retirement pension (AFP)

...must be validated for all workplaces in a company in order for these workplaces to be covered. [1] Based ... within these same parameters. NAV pension (in Norwegian) [2] AFP is life expectancy adjusted using ratios...

Unemployed

Nevertheless, according to NHO (Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise), where an employee has been travelling ... Insurance payment – is equivalent to NOK 99,858. Many workplaces have schemes in place for welfare leave that...