The changes in the Norwegian labor law will come into force on December 1st. A lot will change, for both employees and employers alike. The amendment to the regulations applies to all 9 economic areas in which collective agreements operate. The minimum rates for work and the terms of the employee's travel expenses to his home country will be different.
Changes in Norwegian labor law
The new regulations apply to all nine areas in which collective agreements are in place:
- construction,
- cleaning services,
- accommodation and gastronomy,
- shipbuilding industry,
- agricultural and horticultural industry,
- fish processing,
- electrical industry,
- road transport of goods,
- passenger road transport.
New minimum rates
They will yield minimum bids for work in the above-mentioned industries. The new lowest earnings in these professions will be announced on the Arbeidstillsynet website November 30 at the latest. As soon as the changes are visible, we will also update our article with the minimum wage in Norway >>>
New travel settlement rules
As we reported on our portal, the court in Norway decided that commuting is working time. Newest changes in Norwegian labor law clarify this point. From December 1, 2018, the employer will no longer be required to pay employee travel expenses to his home country.
Nevertheless, all travels on the premises Norway will continue to be treated as activities performed at work. Therefore, employees will be able to settle accounts time spent traveling to the place of performing professional activities like time spent at work.
Changes in the shipbuilding industry
Related changes with the settlement of commuting to the place of performing professional activities will also affect the shipbuilding industry. The circumstances of the employer were clarified is obliged to treat the time spent on commuting as time spent at work. From December 1, 2018, according to the amended law, if an employee receives an official order to perform the tasks entrusted to him in another place, than the company's headquarters, the employer will have to account for the time spent on commuting as time spent at work.
The same procedure applies to situations in which employee is employed on the basis of mobile working conditions. This applies to cases where the entrusted activities must be carried out away from company headquarters. In all cases, the time spent traveling to the final destination will be billed as time spent at work.
The unknown in cleaning services
Although changes in Norwegian labor law specify which groups will be covered by the new regulations, it is still unknown how to settle accounts time spent traveling to the place where the services are provided in the sector cleaning services. The legislator only mentions that working hours must comply with Norwegian law.
Working time
As an employee in Norway, you always have the right to know when and how much you will work.
Normal working hours are also regulated, which ensures that you do not work too much, but also that you are entitled to overtime pay.
As a rule, normal working hours in Norway are:
- 9 hours in 24 hours (normal working day)
- 40 hours in 7 days (normal working week)
Night work (between 21:00 and 6:00) and work on Sundays is in principle not allowed, unless the nature of the work requires it.
Remuneration for work during this period must be agreed in writing in the employment contract.
agreement
If you work in Norway, always you have the right to a written employment contract.
This applies regardless of whether the employment is permanent or temporary, whether you are working full-time or part-time.
